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BY  S.   M.  WELLS, 

UEDICAl,  ELKCntlCUN. 


THIRD  EDITION. 


NEW    YORK: 

AMERICAN    NEWS    COMPANY, 

121  NASSAU  STREET. 


Entered  according  to  Act  of  CongresB,  in  the  year  1872,  by 

S.   M.  WELLS, 

In  the  Office  of  the  Librarian  of  Congress,  at  WaBhington,  D.  C 


EDWARD   O.   JENKINS, 
PRINTER  AJfD  STEREOTYPER, 
NO.  20  N.  WILLIAM  ST.,  N.  Y. 


PKEFACE. 

In  offering  this  little  book  to  the  public,  it  is  but  just  to 
say  that  it  was  originally  designed  for  our  pupils,  and  those 
who  had  attended  our  lectures,  as  it  was  through  the  earn- 
est and  repeated  solicitations  of  such  that  the  work  was 
undertaken,  but  before  it  was  completed,  so  many  calls 
were  received  for  it  from  other  sources  that  a  few  changes 
and  additions  were  made,  with  the  hope  it  would  in  some 
measure  meet  these  demands  also. 

These  changes  were  made  with  particular  reference  to 
those  who  have  had  little  experience  in  the  use  of  Electric- 
ity, or  in  the  treatment  of  diseases,  for  though  it  is  no  easy 
or  unimportant  task  to  prepare  a  work  in  every  way  suited 
to  the  wants  of  the  inexperienced  and  uninformed,  so  many 
of  this  class  are  at  the-present  time  resorting  to  the  use  of 
Electricity,  that  we  thought  it  was  better  for  them  to  have 
even  a  little  light  than  to  work  entirely  in  the  dark.  Then 
they  have  our  sympathy,  and  we  would  benefit  them  if  we 
could,  as  most  of  them  have  tried  the  various  remedies  em- 
ployed in  the  treatment  of  diseases  without  obtaining  the 
desired  reUef,  and  in  their  gi'eat  suffering  turn  to  Electric- 
ity as  the  last  resort  and  only  hope. 

For  the  encouragement  of  such  we*  would  say,  work  cau- 

(iii) 


IV  PREFACE. 

tiously,  and  you  not  only  need  not  stumble,  but  may  rejoice 
over  happy  results,  for  diseases  frequently  yield  to  Electri- 
cal treatment  after  various  other  remedies  have  failed  to 
reach  them. 

As  many  of  those  for  whom  the  work  was  designed  have 
not  been  favored  with  a  medical  education,  and  therefore 
are  not  familiar  with  medical  terms,  we  have  avoided  all 
technicalities,  and  endeavored  to  give  a  plain  statement  of 
facts  in  as  explicit  and  concise  a  manner  as  possible,  and 
in  a  language  so  plain  and  simple  that  all  who  read  may 
imderstand.  "We  have,  also,  in  consideration  of  the  inexpe- 
rience of  these,  omitted  some  diseases  which  may  be  treated 
with  success  by  experienced  and  skillful  Electricians. 

With  the  hope  that  it  will  prove  useful  to  others,  as  well 
as  to  those  for  whose  benefit  it  has  been  prepared,  and 
bring  health  and  comfort  to  many  a  suffering  one,  the  work 
is  therefore  submitted  to  the  pubhc. 


CONTENTS. 


CHAPTER    I, 


ELECTRICAL  INSTRUMENTS  AND   APPARATL8    FOR  MEDICAL 
PURPOSES. 

The  laws  which  govern  Electricity  . .' 11 

The  principles  upon  which  Electricity  is  applied  to  the  treat- 
ment of  diseases 11 

Wells' Battery 13 

Electrical  Instruments 16 

Description  of  Battery  and  Instruments 16 

CHAPTER    II. 

ELECTRICAL    TREATMENT. 

General  rules  for  treating  diseases  with  Electricity 18 

Use  of  the  Positive  and  Negative  Poles 18 

Primary  and  Secondary  Currents 18 

Diagnosis 19 

CHAPTER    III. 

METHOD  OP  APPLYING  ELECTRICITY. 

General  Treatment 21 

Fevers . .   23 

Debility  and  Tonic  Treatment 24 

Local  Treatment 25 

Strength  of  Current  to  be  used ^53 

Time  occupied  in  giving  treatment a5 

Sensitiveness  of  the  different  portions  of  the  body  to  the  Cur- 
rent    26 

Treatment,  how  often  repeated 26 

Directions  for  using  the  Instruments 27 

CHAPTER    IV. 

ATMOSPHERIC   ELECTRICITY. 

Hall's  Glass  Castors,  for  insulating  bedsteads,  etc 29 

Sleeping  with  the  head  towards  the  north 30 

Effects  of  Atmospheric  Electricity  on  the  human  organization.  30 

CHAPTER    V. 

TREATMENT. 

Abscesses 87 

Ague  in  the  Breast 37 

(V) 


VI  CONTENTS. 

Amaurosis.    (See  Diseases  of  the  Eye.) 

Anus,  Prolapsus  or  Falling  of 38 

Anus,  Induration  of ^8 

Apparent  Death 39 

Appetite,  loss  of 39 

Aplionia.    {See  Loss  of  Voice.) 

Apoplexy 40 

Asthma 41 

Back,  Weak 41 

Bruises  and  Sprains 41 

Bowels,  constipation  of 42 

'•       inflammation  of 43 

"       looseness  of 48 

Bladder,  paralysis  of , 43 

"         inflammation  of 43 

Brain 43 

Burns  and  Scalds 44 

Bronchitis 44 

Catarrh,  Acute 44 

(^anker 45 

Cancer 45 

Chanfje  of  life 47 

Circulation  of  the  blood 47 

Corns 47 

Chilblains 47 

Crick  in  the  neck 48 

"       back 48 

Consumption 48 

Colds 52 

Cold  Feet 52 

Cold  in  the  Head 53 

Contracted  Muscles 51 

Croiip 54 

Cramp 55 

Cholera,  Infantum 55 

"        Morbus : 55 

"        Asiatic ...  56 

Cutaneous  Diseases.    {See  Scrofula.) 

Deafnef?s 56 

Debility 57 

Dyspepsia 58 

Diphtheria 58 

Diarrhoea.     {See  Bowels.) 

Diabetes 59 

Dropsy 59 

Earache 59 

Ears,  runninjr  of 60 

"     swelling  of 60 

Enlarged  glands 61 


CONTENTS.  Vll 

* 

Ehilarg'ed  tonsils.    (See  Quinsy.) 

Epilepsy 61 

Eyes    02 

*•     inflammation  of G3 

"    granulated  and  thickened  lids 64 

"     ulceration 65 

"    obstruction  of  the  lachrymal  duct . .  Go 

"     cataract 65 

"     opacity  of  film 65 

"    Amaurosis 66 

Facoache 67 

Felons 67 

Fevers 67 

typhoid 6S 

"      eruptive 68 

Fever  and  Ague 69 

"        Chills. 70 

Flooding,  or  Menorrhagia ...  70 

Falling  of  the  Womb.     {See  Proln,psus  of  the  Uterus.) 
General  Treatment.     {See  Chapter  III.) 

Goitre 70 

Gravel ?1 

Hoarseness 71 

Heart 71 

Headache 73 

sick 73 

Hernia 73 

Hip-Disease 74 

Hysteria - 74 

Inflammation 74 

Insanity 74 

Indigestion 74 

Indiirations 75 

Kidneys,  inflammation  of 75 

"        Bright's  disease  of  the 75 

Leucorrhoea 76 

Liver,  inflammation  of  ... .   • 76 

"      torpid 76 

"      enlargement  of 77 

Lockjaw 77 

Lungs,  inflammation  of 77 

Loss  of  voice,  or  Aphonia 78 

Measles 78 

Menses,  suppression  of 78 

painful 78 

"       retarded 79 

"        too  copious .                79 

Miscarriage.    {See  Flooding.) 
Mouth.    {See  Sore  Mo-uth ) 


VIU  CONTENTS. 


Neuralgia 79 

Nose-Bleed 79 

Nose,  swelling 79 

Ozoena ...  80 

Ovaries,  inflammation  of 80 

Ovarian  Tumor 80 

Obstructions 80 

Palsy,  or  Paralysis 81 

Piles 82 

Pleurisy 83 

Polypus 82 

Preffnancy 82 

Quinsy  and  Sore  Throat 83 

lilieumatism,  acute 84 

"  chronic , 85 

Scrofula 81 

SoreMouth 86 

Sore  Nipples 87 

Sore  Throat.     (See  Quinsy,  Diphtheria  and  Colds.) 

Sleeplessness 87 

Spasms 87 

Spine,  curvature  of 87 

'•      inflammation  or  irritation  of 88 

Spleen,  inflammation  or  enlargement  of 88 

Sprains.    {See  Bruises.) 

Stammering 89 

Stomach,  inflammation  of 89 

St.  Vitus' Dance 89 

Sun-stroke , 89 

Tonic  Treatment    - 90 

Toothache 90 

Tumors 91 

Urine,  retention  of 91 

Uterus,  prolapsus  of 93 

"       inflammation  of 93 

"       ulceration  of 93 

"       enlargement  of  and  induration  of 94 

Vagina,  inflammation  of 94 

Vomiting 94 

Whites.    {See  Leucorrhxea.) 
Womb.    {See  Uterus.) 

Waterbrash 94 

Whitlows 95 

White  Swelling 95 

"Wounds 95 

Weak  Sight 95 

Weak  Stomach .- 96 

Weak  Lungs 96 

Worms 96 


CHAPTER    L 

ELECTEICAL    IJS^STEUMENTS    AND     APPAEATUS    FOE 
MEDICAL    PUEPOSES. 

As  the  laws  which  govern  Electricity,  and 
the  principles  upon  which  it  should  be  aj)plied 
to  the  treatment  of  disease,  are  universal,  the 
instructions  given  in  this  work  may  be  followed, 
(so  far  as  the  operator  has  the  facilities  for  doing 
so,)  whatever  Electrical  Machine  or  battery  he 
employs,  if  it  is  reliable,  and  if  the  positive 
and  negative  poles  of  these  batteries  correspond 
with  those  of  the  battery  here  described,  as 
most  of  them  do,  though  there  are  exceptions. 

A  description  of,  with  directions  for  using 
Wells'  Double  Current  Electropathic  Instru- 
ment, which  we  have  been  using  with  excellent 
success  for  several  years,  will,  I  think,  enable 
one  to  operate  almost  any  battery  in  common  use. 

This  instrument  is  very  powerful  for  its  size, 
yet  so  simple  in  its  structure  that  its  action  may 

(11) 


12  THE   ELECTROPATHIC    GUIDE. 

be  easily  understood,  and  so  arranged  that  it 
does  not  readily  get  out  of  repair.  No  acid  is 
used  in  operating  it ;  the  solution,  being  one  of 
Sulphate  of  Copper,  (or  blue  vitriol,)  if  it  is 
spilt  on  the  clothes  or  carpet,  no  harm  is  done. 

It  possesses  decided  advantages  over  the  sin- 
gle-current instruments,  as  both  the  currents 
are  combined  in  one  instrument,  and  can  be 
brought  to  bear  on  the  directors  by  merely 
moving  a  switch,  or  lever,  without  disconnect- 
ing the  conducting  wires. 

The  primary  current  possesses  sufficient  pow- 
er to  discuss  all  ordinary  tumors,  and  to  remove 
other  extraneous  growths.  The  secondary  cur- 
rent is  of  sufficiently  high  intensity  for  all  medi- 
cal purposes.  This  instrument  is  so  constructed, 
that  it  can  be  operated  with  the  box  shut,  there- 
by preventing  the  noise  of  the  vibrating  arma- 
ture to  escape,  and  also  keeping  the  instrument 
free  from  dust. 


THE   ELECTROPATHIC    GUIDE. 


13 


Fig.  1. 
PROF.  WELLS'  BATTERY. 


DIRECrnONS 


1.  Connect  the  wires  from  the  battery  screws 
to  the  screws  in  the  instrument,  as  represented 
in  the  cut. 

2.  The  solution  to  be  used  ip  this  battery  is 
one  of  Sulphate  of  Copper,  (blue  vitriol,)  con- 


14  THE   ELECTROPATHIC    GUIDE. 

tainini?  about  two  ounces  of  blue  vitriol  to  a 
quart  of  water,  as  it  takes  about  this  quantity 
of  water  to  fill  the  copper  cup,  which  should 
be  kept  nearly  full  when  in  use.  If  a  very  light 
current  is  required,  the  solution  can  be  reduced 
by  adding  more  water. 

3.  The  zinc  cup  or  plates  become  coated  in  the 
battery,  so  that  it  is  necessary  to  clean  them  when- 
ever they  become  thickly  furred.  This  should 
be  done  by  scraping  them  with  a  knife,  (instead 
of  washing  or  brushing  them,)  so  as  to  expose 
ao;ain  the  briarht  surface  of  the  zinc. 

4.  The  bundle  of  wires  in  the  helix  is  to  reg- 
ulate the  current-.  It  can  be  removed  or  intro- 
duced at  pleasure,  thus  regulating  the  strength 
of  the  current.  When  entirely  out,  the  current 
is  veiy  light ;  as  you  insert  it  the  strength  is  in- 
creased, and  when  it  is  nearly  in,  the  instrument 
is  in  its  full  strength.  This  is  called  the 
regulator. 

5.  To  get  the  primary  current,  move  the 
switch,  which  connects  with  the  screw-post,  on 
the  brass  knob  marked  P. 

To  get  the  secondary  current,  move  it  on  the 
knob  marked  S. 

6.  If  the  Electro-Magnetic  apparatus  will  not 
operate,  see  first  if  any  spark  is  perceptible  on 


THE   ELECTROPATHIC    GUIDE.  15 

rubbino;  the  extremities  of  the  wires  from  the 
battery  together.  If  not,  the  battery  is  in  fault. 
This  may  be  owing  to  a  sediment  of  copper  in 
the  bottom  of  the  battery  making  a  connection 
between  the  zinc  and  copper,  or  to  the  zinc  being 
somewhere  in  metallic  contact  with  the  copper; 
or,  it  may  be  owing  to  the  foulness  of  the  zinc 
plates,  or  to  the  weakness  of  the  solution,  which, 
in  that  case,  will  have  lost  its  color.  If  the  fault 
is  not  in  the  battery,  it  must  be  in  the  vibrating 
armature,  which  is  placed  under  the  arch  of 
brass.  This  must  be  adjusted  so  that  the  iron 
hammer  is  about  the  sixteenth  of  an  inch  from 
the  face  of  the  magnet ;  then  screw  the  spiral 
spring  down  so  as  to  touch  the  flat  spring  and 
tighten  the  screw  by  the  lower  nut,  and  there 
will  be  no  difficulty  in  the  instrument's  operating. 
As  there  are  many  local  and  internal  diseases 
which  cannot  be  reached  without  the  use  of  in- 
struments, a  case  of  instruments  accompanies 
each  of  Wells'  Machines,  (unless  otherwise  or- 
dered.) These  instruments  are  got  up  very 
neatly  and  substantially,  and  are  so  simple  in 
their  structure  as  to  require  but  little  skill  in 
using  them ;  while  they  are  of  great  practical 
use,  as  there  are  many  internal  diseases  which 
cannot  be  reached  without  them. 


16 


THE   ELECTROPATHIC    GUIDE. 


Fig.  2. 

CASE  OF  INSTEUMENTS. 

This  case  of  instruments  contains  an  Insulated- 
Handle  and  Sponge,  an  Ear,  Eye,  Throat, 
Tongue,  Womb,  Vagina  and  Rectum  Director, 
silver  plated  and  glass.  One  instrument  serves 
for  the  last  two,  (the  Vagina  and  Rectum,)  and  is 
the  largest  silver  instrument  in  the  case.  The 
Womb  director,  (which  is  the  long  glass  instru- 
ment,) is  to  be  attached  to  the  conducting  cord 
by  means  of  a  thumb-screw.  All  the  other  direc- 
tors are  fitted  to  the  Insulated  Handle,  and  can  be 
put  on  and  taken  off  at  pleasure.  As  but  one  of 
them  is  used  at  a  time,  they  need  only  one 


THE   ELECTROPATHIC    GUIDE.  17 

handle,  wliicli  makes  the  set  much  cheaper  than 
if  each  had  a  handle  attached. 

The  flat  instrument  is  for  the  tongue ;  the 
small  pointed  one  for  the  ear,  and  other  delicate 
purposes  ;  and  the  long  one,  with  the  ball  on  the 
end,  for  the  throat  and  fauces. 

A  bit  of  moist  sponge,  or  cotton  flannel,  should 
be  fastened  on  the  end  of  the  car  and  throat 
instrument  when  in  use.  The  tons-ue  instrument 
may  also  be  covered  with  cotton  flannel,  or  soft 
linen,  if  the  tongue  is  sore,  but  is  usually  used 
without  covering,  as  is  also  the.  vagina  and  rec- 
tum instrument.  When  in  use  the  eye  cup 
should  be  filled  with  pure,  soft^  tepid  w'ater. 

When  the  operator  is  treating  a  case  which 
requires  him  to  hold  both  poles,  he  should  use 
the  Insulated  Handle  and  sponge  in  one  hand, 
instead  of  both  electrodes,  as  that  will  insulate 
him  from  the  current. 

It  must  be  remembered  that  the  sponges 
should  always  be  wet  when  in  use,  and  thor- 
oughly cleansed  after  use. 


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CHAPTER  II. 


ELECTRICAL  TREATMENT. 


The  general  rule  for  treating  diseases  witli 
Electricity  is,  tliat  inflammations,  fevers,  bruises, 
sprains,  expanded  muscles,  swellings  and  extra- 
neous growtlis  should  be  treated  with  the  positive 
pole ;  and  debility,  chilliness,  inaction,  tendency 
to  de(?omposition,  and  contracted  muscles  with 
the  negative  pole.  In  treating  the  iirst  class  of 
diseases,  as  far  as  possible,  arrange  the  poles  so 
that  the  positive  will  be  above  the  negative.  In 
diseases  which  require  treatment  with  the  neg- 
ative pole,  this  rule  cannot  be  observed. 

Example — In  inflammation  of  the  eye,  the  neg- 
ative is  held  in  the  hand,  and  the  positive  at  the 
eye;  while  in  amaurosis — or  paralysis  of  the 
optic  nerve — the  negative  is  held  at  the  eye, 
and  the  positive  on  the  spine. 

PRIMARY   AND    SECONDARY    CURRENT. 

The  primary  current  is  used  more  particularly 

(18)      • 


THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE.  19 

in  treating  unhealthy  diseases,  and  extraneous 
growths,  such  as  scrofula,  cancers,  ulcers,  swell- 
ings, opacity  of  the  eye,  granulated  eyelids,  en-  ^ 
larged  tonsils,  enlarged  joints,  etc.  And  in  these  j^v 
cases  it  should  be  used  with  the  regulator^jif^J^ 
nearly  so,  and  with  the  full  strength  of  the  solu- 
tion. This  current  may  also  be  employed  in  any 
case  where  the  patient  is  too  sensitive  to  bear  the 
vibration  of  the  secondary  current ;  though,  in 
most  cases  of  this  kind,  it  should  be  used  with 
the  regulator  partly,  or  entirely  Assisted  ^  the 
helix.  If  the  current  should  then  be  too  strong, 
(which  is  sometimes  the  case  when  used  on  tlie 
head^  the  solution  may  be  I'educed  by  adding 
water. 

The  secondary  current  is  better  adapted  to 
nervous  affections,  and  inflammatory  diseases, 
and  i^  employed  to  arouse  and  give  tone  to  the 
system. 

DIAGNOSIS. 

If,  at  any  time,  the  operator  is  at  a  loss  to 
know  which  pole  to  apply  in  giving  treatment, 
he  can  be  greatly  assisted  in  making  a  correct 
decision,  by  testing  the  sensibility  of  the  dis- 
eased parts  to  the  current ;  for  it  is  a  remarkable 
fact  connected  with  the  treatment  by  Electricity 


20  THE   ELECTKOPATHIC    GUIDE. 

that  it  detects  not  only  tlie  organs,  but  the  very 
portipns  of  the  organs  where  the  greatest  amount 
of  irritation  exists, — a  knowledge  which  a  pres- 
sure of  the  hand  often  fails  to  elicit. 

The  following  is  the  best  method  for  making 
this  examination  of  the  internal  organs. 

Attach  the  sponge,  which  belongs  in  the  case, 
to  the  Insulated  Handle,  and  connect  them  with 
the  positive  pole.  Moisten  the  sponge,  and  the 
surface  of  the  body  under  examination,  then 
hold  the  sponge  on  the  spine,  opposite,  or  a  little 
above  the  aifected  part,  while  the  fingers  of  the 
hand  in  which  the  negative  is  held  are  passed 
with  a  firm,  though  not  disagreeably  hard,  pres- 
sure, over  the  diseased  organ.  The  portion 
where  the  inflammation  or  irritation  exists,  will 
be  found  to  be  more  sensitive  to  the  current  than 
w^hen  in  a  normal  condition.  If  not  fully  satis- 
fied in  reference  to  the  location  of  disease,  a  more 
general  examination  may  be  made.  Wet  the 
neck  thoroughly,  and  hold  the  positive  on  the 
r  part  of  the  spine,  while  you  examine  the 
throat  with  the  negative ;  then  lower  the  positive 
two  or  three  inches,  and  examine  the  trachea  and 
upper  part  of  the  lungs,  and  thus  pass  down 
over  the  entire  body,  keeping  the  positive  on 
the  spine,  a  little  above  the  negative,  in  front. 


THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE.  21 

To  examine  the  spine,  place  the  negative  at  the 
base — by  seating  the  patient  on  it,  or  otherwise, 
— and  examine  each  vertebra,  by  pressing  the 
fingers  firmly  on  it.  Diagnosis  of  the  head 
should  be  left  to  experienced  Electricians. 

The  negative  electrode,  with  a  small  sponge 
around  it,  may  be  employed  instead  of  the  fin- 
gers, in  making  the  examination,  though  this 
method  is  not  so  reliable. 

The  primary  current  is  seldom  found  to  be  of 
sufficient  intensity  for  diagnosing.  As  an  unnat- 
ural sensitiveness  of  the  parts  to  the  current  in- 
dicates treatment  with  the  positive  pole,  so  a 
want  of  sensitiveness  indicates  treatment  with 
the  negative  pole. 

Note. — ^The  operator  should  hold  the  ]^08.  in 
his  hand  while  examining  the  spine. 


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CHAPTER    III. 

METHOD    OP   APPLYING    ELECTRICITY. 

A  general  or  local  application  may  be  made, 
as  the  case  requires,  or  both,  if  necessary.  Local 
diseases  cannot  be  readily  cured  without  a  direct 
application  to  the  diseased  part,  and  there  are 
many  internal  diseases  which  can  be  reached 
only  by  the  use  of  instruments,  as,  in  order  to 
effect  a  cure,  the  current  must  be  conveyed  to, 
or  directly  through  the  diseased  organ.  This 
can  be  done  without  pain,  and  in  most  cases, 
without  even  unpleasant  sensations  attending 
the  application. 

In  giving  treatment,  the  operator  should  be 
supplied  ^vith  two  good  bathing  sponges  to  wrap 
around  the  electrodes,  or  poles,  of  a  proper  size 
and  shape  to  entirely  envelop  the  metal,  in  or- 
der that  it  may  not  come  in  contact  with  the  pa- 
tient, and  a  basin  of  tepid  or  cold  water,  which- 
ever is  most  agreeable  to  the  patient,  in  which 

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wet  aTiaTinse  tEe  sponges  during  treatment. 
Wet  sponges  are  good  conductors  of  Electricity, 
and  prevent  those  unpleasant  sensations  wMch 
are  so  disagreeable  to  nervous,  sensitive  patients. 
They  also  remove  the  impurities  from  the  skin. 


GEIS^EEAL   TREATMENT. 


In  a  general  application — or,  in  what  we  shall 
call  in  the  following  pages.  General  Treatment — 
the  entire  person,  except  the  head,  is  sponged  with 
one  pole,  or  electrode,  while  the  other  is  either 
at  the  feet,  the  base  of  the  spine,  or  in  the 
mouth,  as  the  case  may  require.  It  is,  however, 
seldom  advisable  to  give  General  Treatment 
with  the  positive  at  the  feet. 

Examples. — For  a  fever,  put  the  feet  in  warm 
water,  and  place  the  negative  pole,  attached  to 
the  Insulated  Handle  and  sponge,  in  the  water 
with  the  feet,  then  sponge  the  entire  person  with 
the  positive.  If  there  is  severe  pain  and  heat  in 
the  head,  it  may  be  thoroughly  wet,  and  also 
treated  with  a  very  light  current.  The  Insula- 
ted Handle  is  used  in  this  case,  that  the  cord 
may  be  kept  out  of  the  water,  as  it  will  last 
much  longer  if  kept  dry. 


24  THE   ELECTROPATHIC    GUIDE. 

GEISTERAL   DEBILITY,    OR    TONIC    TREATMENT. 

Wrap  a  wet  sponge  around  the  positive  pole, 
and  seat  your  patient  upon  it,  or,  if  in  bed,  place 
it  at  the  base  of  the  spine,  then  sponge  the  entire 
person  (head  excepted)  with  the  negative.  If, 
in  cases  of  debility,  there  is  also  a  tendency  to 
sore  throat,  or  flow  of  blood  to  the  head,  with 
cold  extremities,  the  positive  pole  may  be  at- 
tached to  the  throat  or  tongue  instrument,  and 
first  placed  in  the  mouth  and  held  there  by  the 
patient,  while  the  upper  half  of  the  body  is 
sponged  with  the  negative;  then  placed  at 
the  base  of  the  spine,  as  before,  while  the  lower 
half  of  the  body  is  sponged  with  the  nega- 
tive. 

In  giving  General  Treatment,  do  not  wet 
the  entire  person  at  once,  as  that  would  be  apt 
to  produce  chilliness,  especially  in  feeble  pa- 
tients; but  commence  by  sponging  the  neck 
and  shoulders,  then  wipe  dry  and  rub  with  the 
hand  until  warm,  then  take  an  arm  and  treat  in 
the  same  manner,  and  so  on,  until  the  entire 
person  has  been  treated.  If  the  patient  is 
inclined  to  chilliness,  keep  him  covered  with  a 
blanket  and  place  a  bottle  of  warm  water  at 
his  feet. 


TnE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE.  25 

LOCAL   TREATMENT. 

In  Local  Treatment,  the  poles  must  be  so  ar-  ^ 
ranged  that  the  Electricity,  which  flows  quite 
directly  from  one  to  the  other,  will  pass  through, 
or  to  the  diseased  part  under  treatment. 

Mxample — In  inflammation  of  the  stomach, 
pass  the  positive  over  the  stomach,  while  the 
negative  is  held  on  the  spine  opposite,  and  a  little 
below  the  stomach.  In  this  case  the  Insulated 
Handle  and  sponge  should  be  held  on  the  spine, 
instead  of  the  electrode. 

STRENGTH  OF  CUERENT  TO  BE   USED,  AND  TIME  00- 
CUPLED  IN  GIVING  TREATMENT. 

No  exact  rules  can  be  given  for  the  length  of 
time  or  strength  of  current  to  be  employed- 
Both  must  be  varied  to  meet  the  condition  of  the 
patient  and  the  parts  under  treatment,  as  some 
persons  are  naturally  more  sensitive  to  the  current 
than  others,  and,  in  all  persons,  certain  parts  of 
the  body  are  more  sensitive  to  it  than  others ;  be- 
sides, disease  either  increases  or  diminishes  the 
sensibility.  Draw  the  regulator  out  so  as  to  com- 
mence with  a  light  current,  and  increase  it  grad- 
ually. Except  in  cases  where  there  is  inflamma- 
tion or  soreness  of  the  parts,  the  current  should 

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26  THE    ELECTROPATHIC    GUIDE. 

not  be  of  sufficient  strength  to  be  painful  or  par- 
ticularly disagreeable  to  the  patient.  These  cases 
are  often  sore  to  the  touch,  and  must,  therefore, 
be  treated  gently,  though  with  a  good  current. 
In  treating  children  the  operator  must  be  his  own 
judge.  A  light  current,  of  course,  must  be  used, 
and  a  comparatively  short  treatment  given. 

The  current  must  also  be  varied  on  different 
parts  of  the  body  according  to  the  sensitiveness. 
The  head  is  extremely  sensitive,  and  should  be 
treated  with  great  caution.  It  should  be  thor- 
oughly wet  when  treated,  and  seldom  requires 
treatment  with  the  negative  pole.  Many  per- 
sons cannot  bear  the  secondary  current  at  all  on 
the  head,  and  not  even  the  full  strength  of  the 
primaiy  current.  The  luug-s,  next  to  the  head, 
are  sensitive,  and  require  a  light  current.  TBe 
mouth,  also,  is  quite  sensitive,  though  much  more 
so  in  some  persons  than  in  others,  while  the 
spine,  stomach,  liver  and  bowels  will  bear  a 
strong  current,  unless  irritated  or  inflamed. 

The  time  occupied  in  giving  General  Treat- 
ment may  vary  from  five  to  thirty  minutes,  and 
for  local  treatment,  from  five  to  twenty  minutes. 

TREATMENT,  HOW  OFTEN  REPEATED. 

In  severe,  acute  attacks,  the  treatment  may  be 


THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE.  27 

repeated  two  or  three  times  during  twenty-four 
hours,  if  necessary.  In  chronic  cases,  a  daily 
treatment  for  a  week,  or  ten  days,  and  then  from 
three  to  five  treatments  a  week,  will  be  sufficient. 
Obstinate  cases  of  long  standing  frequently  re- 
quire a  long  course  of  treatment  to  effect  a  cure, 
and  the  symptoms  are  often  aggravated,  at  first, 
by  the  treatment,  though  only  for  a  short  time. 
It  is  not  best  to  get  easily  discouraged  in  cases 
of  this  kind,  for,  not  unfrequently,  those  which 
seem  to  be  hopeless  are  cured ;  or,  if  not,  they 
are  greatly  relieved.  Should  the  symptoms  be 
much  aggravated,  omit  treatment  for  a  few  days. 

USE   OE   INSTRUMENTS. 

When  treating  with  one  pole  in  the  mouth,  it 
is  always  to  be  understood  that  either  the  throat 
or  tongue  instrument  is  to  be  employed. 

When  any  instrument  is.used  in  giving  treat- 
ment, it  is  always  advisable  to  place  the  instru- 
ment before  applying  the  other  electrode.  Com- 
mence with  the  regulator  out,  or  nearly  so,  and 
increase  the  current  by  inserting  it  gradually 
into  the  helix. 

This  is  a  good  rule  to  be  observed  in  all  cases, 
as  it  will  prevent  severe  shocks,  not  only  to  the 
patient,  but  also  to  the  operator. 


28  THE   ELECTROPATHIC    GUIDE. 

The  Vagina  and  Rectum  Director  should  be 
well  lubricated  witb  linseed  or  olive  oil  when 
in  use. 

The  knob  at  the  end  of  the  Womb  Insulator 
can  be  unscrewed  and  taken  off,  and  the  rod 
inside  removed,  if  necessary,  in  order  to  cleanse 
it. 

Great  care  should  be  taken  to  cleanse  the  in- 
struments and  sponges  after  use. 

If  a  patient  wishes  to  treat  himself,  in  a  case 
where  it  is  not  convenient  to  use  the  Insulated 
Handle,  India  rubber  gloves  may  be  worn  to 
insulate  the  hands. 


f 


CHAPTER  IV, 


ATMOSPHERIC   ELECTRICITY. 

We  would  recommend  Hall's  Glass  Castors,  for 
Insulating  Bedsteads,  etc.,  to  invalids  wlio  are 
confined  to  tlieir  beds  by  cbronic  diseases,  and 
to  persons  who  suffer  from  languor  and  exhaus- 
tion on  rising  in  the  morning. 

Sleep  should  be  refreshing.  It  should  be 
"  tired  nature's  sweet  restorer,"  and,  if  it  is  not, 
there  must  be  a  cause.  This  cause  is,  without 
doubt,  in  very  many  cases,  the  constant  escaping 
of  the  electrical  currents  from  the  body  to  the 
ground,  which  takes  place  more  rapidly  while  in 
a  recumbent  position,  and  during  sleep,  than  at 
other  times.  These  castors  prevent  the  currents 
of  Electricity  from  passing  off  from  the  body  to 
the  ground,  by  insulating  the  bedstead.  They 
are  made  of  pressed  glass,  about  three  and  one- 
half  inches  in  diameter,  and  one  and  a  half 
inches  thick,  with  a  cavity  to  allow  the  feet  of 

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30  THE    ELECTROPATHIC    GUIDE. 

tlie  bedstead  to  rest  in.  By  being  smooth  on 
tlie  bottom,  they  will  slide  on  the  carpet  much 
better  than  the  metallic  castors.  They  are  also 
much  used  as  a  protection  from  lightning.  In 
order  to  insulate  the  bedstead  it  must  be  removed 
from  the  wall,  so  that  it  will  not  come  in  con- 
tact with  anything  but  the  castors. 

We  would  also  advise  sleeping  with  the  head 
toward  the  north,  (in  this  hemisphere,)  and  the 
feet  toward  the  south,  in  order  that  the  strong 
currents  of  Electricity,  which  are  constantly  flow- 
ing from  the  poles  towards  the  equator,  may 
pass  in  the  same  direction  as  those  in  the  body, 
which  flow  from  the  brain  downward  and  out- 
ward, as  the  action  of  these  strong  opposite  cur- 
rents has  a  tendency  to  break  up  the  equilibrium 
of  the  natural  currents  in  the  body,  thus  produc- 
ing wakefulness,  restlessness,  and  even  great 
nervous  derangement  in  persons  of  delicate,  sen- 
sitive organizations,  and  in  those  where  the  sys- 
tem is  already  diseased. 

That  the  human^system  is  decidedly  aifected 
by  atmospheric  Electricity,  we  have  unmistaka- 
ble proofs.  Why  is  it  that  periodical  headaches 
return  at  the  same  hour  day  after  day  ?  Why 
do  certain  diseases  prevail  during  certain  condi- 
tions of  the  atmosphere  ?     And  why  is  it  that 


THE   ELECTROPATHIC    GUIDE.  31 

the  rheumatic  patient  so  unmistakably  foretells 
the  approaching  storm,  while  one  that  is  suf- 
erino;  from  severe  bronchial  irritation  becomes 
aware  of  a  "  change  in  the  wind  "  even  at  raid- 
night,  while  enveloped  in  the  warm  coverings 
of  a  comfortable  bed  in  his  own  closed  apart- 
ment ?  Says  Dr.  Garratt :  "  The  human  organ- 
ism is  decidedly  affected  by  atmoepheric  Elec- 
tricity, from  the  slighter  changes  in  the  electric 
state  of  the  air,  as  well  as  by  holts  of  ligJitning. 
Healthy  individuals  even  feel  the  exhilaration 
of  a  serene  and  positive  atmosphere,  as  also  an 
increased  heaviness  and  oppression  at  the  oppo- 
site state  of  the  air.  If  the  weather  be  stormy, 
and  the  air  is  surcharged  either  positively  or  neg- 
atively, or  is  suddenly  changed  from  one  to  the 
other  state,  then  do  we  find  the  neuralgic,  the 
rheumatic,  and  all  invalids  feel  pains  and  de- 
pressions. When  the  lower  strata  of  the  air, 
which  is  near  the  surface  of  the  earth,  obtains 
also  in  the  higher  strata  for  awhile,  as  before  a 
storm,  and  sometimes  just  after,  then  it  is  that 
the  rheumatisms  ache  and  the  neuralgias  give 
their  ugly  twinges ;  the  frail  feel  a  peculiar  fa- 
tigue and  are  irritable,  or  are  perhaps  drowsy. 
In  the  extremely  sick,  the  dyspnoea  of  emphy- 
sema and  of  heart  diseases  are  worse ;  complica- 


32  THE   ELECTROPATHIC    GIJIDE. 

ted  chronic  rheumatism  is  awakened ;  paroxysms 
of  fever  anticipate  their  accustomed  hour;  in 
severe  acute  cases  the  symptoms  become  doubly 
alarming ;  while  in  fatal  cases,  death  arrives 
earlier  in  unsettled  and  stormy  weather  than 
would  have  been  had  the  atmosphere  been  se- 
rene. Now,  all  these  coincidences  cannot  be  ac- 
cidental ;  and  as  the  operation  of  natural  laws 
is  as  unerring  as  that  of  the  most  exquisite 
machinery,  due  investigation  and  inquiry  only 
are  requisite  to  lay  bare  this  whole  mystery." 

Daily  observations  and  experiments  were  made 
in  and  about  Paris  during  the  cholera  there  in 
1849,  which  show  a  striking  coincidence  be- 
tween the  malio-nance  of  the  disease  and  the 
amount  of  atmospheric  electricity.  These  obser- 
vations and  experiments  were  made  by  M.  An- 
draud,  and  in  a  letter  to  the  President  of  the 
French  Academy,  dated  June  10th,  1859,  he  says : 
"  The  Machine  I  have  used  for  my  daily  observa- 
tions is  rather  powerful.  In  ordinary  weather 
it  gives,  after  two  or  three  turns  of  the  wheel, 
brilliant  sparks  of  five  or  six  centimetres.  I  have 
noticed  that  since  the  invasion  of  the  epidemic, 
I  have  not  been  able  to  produce,  on  any  one  oc- 
casion, the  same  effect.  During  the  months  of 
April  and  May,  the  sparks,  obtained  with  great 


THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE.  33 

trouble,  have  never  exceeded  two  or  three  cen- 
timetres, and  their  variations  accorded  very 
nearly  with  the  statistic  variations  of  the  chol- 
era. This  was  already  for  me  a  strong  presump- 
tion that  I  was  on  the  trace  of  the  important 
fact  I  was  endeavoring  to  find.  Nevertheless,  I 
was  not  yet  convinced,  because,  one  might  at- 
tribute the  fact  to  the  moisture  of  the  atmos- 
phere or  to  the  irregularities  of  the  electric  ma- 
chine. Thus  I  waited  with  impatience  the  arri- 
val of  fine  weather,  with  heat,  to  continue  my 
observations  with  more  certainty.  At  last  fine 
weather  came,  and  to  my  astonishment,  the  ma- 
chine, though  often  consulted,  was  far  from 
showing,  as  it  ought,  an  augmentation  of  elec- 
tricity, but  gave  signs  less  and  less  sensible,  to 
such  a  degree,  that  during  the  4th,  5th,  and  6th 
of  June,  it  was  impossible  to  obtain  anything 
but  slight  cracklings  without  sparks.  On  the 
7th,  the  machine  remained  quite  dumb.  This 
new  decrease  of  the  electric  fluid  has  perfectly 
accorded,  as  it  is  only  too  well  known,  with  the 
renewed  violence  of  the  cholera ;  for  my  part,  I 
was  not  more  alarmed  than  astonished ;  my  con- 
viction was  complete.  I  saw  only  the  conse- 
quence of  the  fact  already  supposed.  It  may  be 
imagined  with  what  anxiety,  in  these  moments 

2* 


34  THE   ELECTROPATHIC    GUIDE. 

of  the  crisis,  I  consulted  tlie  machine,  the  sad 
and  faithful  interpreter  of  a  great  calamity.  At 
last,  on  the  morning  of  the  8th,  some  feel)le 
sparks  reappeared,  and  from  hour  to  hour,  elec- 
tric intensity"  increased.  I  felt  with  joy  the 
vivifying  fluid  was  returning  in  the  atmosphere. 
Towards  evening,  a  storm  announced  at  Paris 
that  electricity  had  re-entered  its  domain;  to 
my  eyes,  it  was  the  cholera  disappearing  with 
the  cause  which  produced  it.  The  next 
day,  (Saturday,  the  9th,)  I  continued  my  obser- 
vations; the  machine  then,  at  the  least  touch, 
rendered  with  facility  the  most  lively  sparks." 
Now,  it  is  stated  that  in  the  six  days  following 
the  8th  of  June,  the  mortality  in  Paris  fell  reg- 
ularly from  667  to  355. 

Dr.  Pallas,  chief  physician  of  the  French  ar- 
my in  Africa,  asserts  that  the  greater  number 
of  diseases,  particularly  the  "  neuroses,"  are  due 
to  the  influence  of  widely  deviating  electricity ; 
the  principal  sources  of  which  are  thunder  clouds 
and  marshy  soils.  By  their  effects  on  the  human 
organism,  and  their  geographical  constitution, 
marsJies  present  the  closest  analogy  to  the  gal- 
vanic battery,  and  observation  proves  that  diseas- 
es developed  by  marshy  emanations,  are,  at  first, 
of  a  nervous  nature ;  hence,  one  of  the  methods 


THE   ELECTROPATHIC    GUIDE.  35 

whicli  will  be  found  most  efficient  in  preventing 
intermittent  fevers  and  neuroses,  must  be  the 
electrical  insulation  of  chairs,  beds  and  tables 
from  the  earth  by  glass  suj)porters. 

Sir  James  Murray,  M.  D.,  after  extensive  ob- 
servations and  experiments,  says:  "I  consider 
that  the  exiting  cause  of  epidemics  which  is  called 
malaria,  is  not  had  air  at  all,  as  the  name  implies, 
but  the  result  of  disturbed  electricity ;  that 
marsh  miasms,  gases,  or  effluvia  of  vegeto-animal 
matters,  or  putrid  emanations,  are  not,  as  is  com- 
monly supposed,  the  exciting  causes  of  agues  or 
diseases  called  malarious.  But  I  consider  these 
noxious  emanations  are  disturbed  electro-galvanic 
currents  and  electric  communications — some- 
times positive,  sometimes  negative — causing  a 
want  of  electrical  equilibrium  in  human  bodies, 
etc.  I  consider  that  men's  bodies  between  the 
atmosphere  and  the  earth,  represent  the  chain  of 
a  Leyden  Jar,  or  of  an  Electric  Machine,  con- 
ducting negative  electricity  fi*om  the  outside  of 
the  jar  to  the  ground,  or  supplying  positive  eleo- 
tricity  from  the  earth  to  the  rubber.  Were  the 
sulrface  of  the  floor  well  insulated,  the  chain  could 
not  readily  give  or  receive  the  currents  which 
otherwise  pass  through  it."  ^ 

It  had  long  since  been  proposed  by  Dr.  Priest- 


36  THE   ELECTROPATniC    GUIDE. 

ley  to  electrify  a  great  number  of  patients  at  once 
by  placing  them  in  a  chamber  raised  upon  glass 
feet. 

Mr.  Ellis  recommended,  in  1831,  that  persons 
seized  with  cholera  should  receive  their  remedial 
treatment  in  beds  placed  upon  glass  bottles,  and 
be  supplied  with  their  remedies  in  glass  vessels. 
All  these  ingenious  suggestions  were  proposed 
for  the  use  of  persons  already  diseased ;  but  says 
Dr.  Priestley :  "  The  above  gentleman  has  sug- 
gested means  of  cure  ;  I  recommend  measures  of 
prevention.  Their  propositions  were  never  car- 
ried into  effect ;  whereas,  my  insulated  houses 
were  tried^  and  saved  the  inmates  from  diseases  in 
places  where  laborers,  previously  unprotected, 
fell  by  dozens  in  fainting  and  fevers,  for  want  of 
sufficient  electricity  to  sustain  the  natural  bal- 
ance. Persons  insulated  by  a  very  bad  conduc- 
tor, such  as  a  floor  of  cold  asphalt,  and  by  clean, 
dry  fiannelj  or  insulators,  cannot  readily  com- 
municate electricity  to  the  earth,  nor  receive 
electricity  from  it,  if  the  air  of  the  apartment  he 
dry  where  they  sleep,  and  free  from  filth  and 
moisture. 


^  TE"fiATMENT. 


Note. — Pos.,  denotes  the  Positive  Pole;  Neg.,  the  Nega- 
tive Pole;  P.  C,  the  Primary  Current;  S.  C,  Secondary 
Current. 

ABSCESSES. 

To  prevent  suppuration,  apply  the  pos.  to  the 
swelling,  and  the  neg.j  when  admissible,  either  at 
the  hands  or  feet,  according  to  the  location  of  the 
abscess ;  if  below  the  shoulders,  at  the  feet ;  oth- 
envise,  at  the  hands,  putting  them  in  water, 
with  the  7ieg.  JR.  G.     (See  Tumors.) 

AGUE    IN   THE   BREAST. 

Apply  the  pos.  to  the  disease,  while  the  neg. 
is  held  on  the  spine  a  little  below  it,  or  in  the  pa- 
tient's hand,  on  the  affected  side.  Treat  from 
ten  to  thirty  minutes,  as  the  case  may  require, 
and  repeat  the  treatment  in  a  few  hours,  if  nec- 
essary.    If  the  treatment  is  repeated,  or  if  it  is 

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THE   ELj:CTROPATIIIC    GUIDE. 


continued  more  than  ten  minutes,  the  neg.  should 
be  held  on  the  back,  only  a  portion  of  the  time. 
P.  C.    Give  treatment  as  in  fever,  if  necessary. 

ANUS,    PROLAPSUS    OR    FALLING    OF. 

First,  the  fallen  parts  should  be  replaced. 
Then  connect  the  Rectum  Director  v^ith  the^96>s. 
pole,  and  after  oiling  well  with  linseed  or  olive 
oil,  introduce  it  carefully  into  the  rectum,  holding 
it  there  while  the  neg.  is  passed  up  and  down  the 
lower  part  of  the  spine  for  ten  or  fifteen  minutes, 
S.  C.  The  patient  should  keep  a  horizontal  po- 
sition for  an  hour  or  two,  at  least,  after  treat- 
ment. For  this  reason,  a  favorable  time  for 
treatment  is  just  before  retiring  for  the  night. 

ANUS,    INDURATION    O'F. 

Wrap  a  small  soft  sponge  around  the  pos.  pole 
and  press  it  against  the  parts,  while  the  neg.  is 
passed  up  and  down  the  spine  for  ten  or  fifteen 
minutes,  repeating  the  treatment  four  or  five 
times  a  week  until  cured. 

An  occasional  treatment  may  be  given  with 
the  neg.  at  the  feet  instead  of  being  applied  to 
the  spine.     P.  C.  used  in  both  treatments. 


THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE.  C^§%) 

APPAEENT    DEATH. 

First,  place  tlie  pos.  wrapped  in  a  wet  sponge 
on  tlie  back  of  tlie  neck  and  apply  the  ner/.  for 
three  or  five  minutes,  over  the  lungs,  commen- 
cing with  the  regulator  nearly  out  and  introdu- 
cing it  gradually  until  you  have  a  strong  current 
unless  the  patient  begins  to  show  signs  of  life ; 
in  that  case,  have  the  current  only  moderately 
strong.  Also  apply  the  neg.  to  the  arms  for  a 
moment.  Then  place  the  'pos.  at  the  base  of  the 
spine  and  sponge  the  entire  person  with  the  neg. 
using  a  strong  current.  If  the  operator  can  rub 
with  the  dry  hand,  instead  of  the  sponge,  while 
the  neg.  is  held  in  the  opposite  hand,  during  a 
part  of  the  treatment,  it  is  desirable  S.  C. 

"Warm  flannels,  and  bottles  of  warm  water 
should  be  used  about  the  patient,  at  tlie  same 
time  great  care  should  be  taken  to  have  fresh 
air  in  the  apartment. 

A  minister  in  Wisconsin  who  was  supposed 
to  have  died  from  heart  disease  was  restored  by 
treatment  similar  to  the  above,  and  is  still 
preaching,  though  this  occurred  several  years 
since. 

APPETITE,    LOSS    OF. 

The  Tongue  Director,  (which  is  the  flat  in-/ 


40  THE   ELECTEOPATniC    GUIDi:. 

strument,)  should  be  connected,  Avitli  tlie  pos. 
pole,  and  held  on  the  tongue  as  far  back  as  prac 
ticable,  while  the  7ieg.  is  passed  over  the  stomach 
liver  and  bowels.  Commence  with  a  light  cur 
rent,  and  increase  gradually  as  the  patient  be 
comes  accustomed  to  it.  Be  careful  to  always 
place  the  instrument  on  the  tongue  before  mak- 
ing contact  with  the  other  electrode,  8.  C. 

Give  plain,  spare  diet.  Entire  abstinence 
from  food  is  sometimes  the  best  treatment  that 
can  be  given. 

APOPLEXY. 

When  accompanied  by  a  hard,  full  pulse  and 
flushed  countenance,  place  the  neg,  at  the  feet, 
and  both  in  warm  water,  if  possible,  (as  in  Gren- 
eral  Treatment,)  and  commence  by  applying  the 
pos.  to  the  spine,  from  the  base  of  the  brain 
down,  beginning  with  a  light  S.  O.  and  increas- 
ing the  strength  as  you  proceed  in  the  treatment. 
After  treating  in  this  manner  for  ten  minutes,  wet 
the  patient's  head  thoroughly,  turn  the  switch 
on  to  the  primary,  draw  the  regulator  nearly  out, 
and  aj)ply  the  pos.  gently  to  the  head  for  three 
or  four  minutes.  The  treatment  may  be  repeat- 
ed in  ten  or  fifteen  minutes  if  the  symptoms  are 
not  decidedly  improved. 


THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE.  41 

Be  cautious  that  no  mistake  is  made  in  ar- 
ranging the  poles,  as  that  might  prove  disastrous 
to  the  patient.  Keep  the  patient  as  quiet  as 
possible. 

ASTHMA. 

Apply  the  neg.  over  the  throat  and  lungs, 
bringing  it  as  far  down  as  the  diaphragm,  while 
the  2J0S.  is  held  on  the  spine,  and  kept  a  little 
above  the  neg.  8.  0.  If  the  patient  is  debilita- 
ted, which  is  usually  the  case,  give  tonic  treat- 
ment. The  paroxysms  may  be  relieved,  but  the 
time  to  cure  is  during  the  intervals,  giving  from 
four  to  seven  treatments  a  week  until  there  is  an 
improvement  in  the  case,  then  less  frequently. 

WEAK    BACK. 

Seat  the  patient  on  the  po8.  and  sponge  the 
back  with  the  neg.  S.  O. 

BEUISES   AND   SPKAXN-S. 

Apply  the  pos.  to  the  injured  parts  and  the 
neg.  at  some  point  below — at  the  hands,  feet,  or 
base  of  the  spine.  In  the  case  of  a  sprained  an- 
kle, place  the  pos.  in  water  with  the  injured  foot. 


42  THE    ELECTROPATHIC    GUIDE. 

having  the  injured  part  entirely  submerged  in 
the  water,  and  the  neg.  under  the  other  foot.  In 
a  severe  case,  a  treatment  of  twenty  or  thirty 
minutes  may  be  given,  and  repeated  two  or 
three  times  during  twenty-four  hours.  A  sprain- 
ed wrist  should  be  treated  by  putting  the  hand 
in  water  in  the  same  manner.  In  an  internal 
injury,  it  may  be  necessary  to  hold  the  Twg.  op- 
posite instead  of  below  the  jo<9s.  8.  C. 

BOWELS,  CONSTIPATIO]!^^  OF. 

The  pos.  should  be  held  on  the  tongue  while 
the  stomach,  liver  and  bowels  are  sponged  with 
the  neg.j  then  seat  the  patient  on  the  neg.  and 
sponge  with  pos.,  S.  C.  Avoid  cathartics,  use 
enemas,  if  necessary,  eating  slippery-elm  freely 
during  the  day,  and  a  table-spoon  full  of  wheat 
bran  before  each  meal,  will  aid  in  very  obstinate 
cases.  The  bran  may  be  eaten  in  a  little  milk 
or  sweetened  cream. 

BOWELS,    INFLAMMATIOIf    OF. 

Place  the  feet  in  warm  water,  with  the  neg. 
in  the  water,  and  sponge  the  bowels  thoroughly 
with  the  pos.  The  entire  person  should  be 
sponged  with  the  pos.,  at  the  same  time,  S.  G. 


THE   ELECTKOPATHIC    GUIDE.  43 

Compresses  of  hot  water  on  the  bowels  (covered 
with  hot  flannels,)  is  an  excellent  auxiliary  in 
the  treatment.  The  bowels  should  be  kept  open 
by  the  frequent  use  of  enemas  of  warm  water. 


BOWELS,    LOOSENESS    OF. 

Place  the  pos.  at  the  base  of  the  spine  and 
apply  the  neg.  with  the  sponge  to  the  back, 
bowels,  stomach  and  liver,  S.  C. 


BLADDER,    LN^FLAMMATIOlSr    OF. 

Hold  the  pos.  over  the  diseased  organ  while 
the  neg.  is  on  the  lower  portion  of  the  spine  on 
or  at  the  feet,  S.  C. 

BLADDER,  PARALYSIS    OF. 

Place  the  pos.  at  the  base  of  the  spine,  then 
hold  the  neg.  over  the  diseased  organ,  8.  C.  and 
P.  C.  alternated. 

BRAIN. 

Diseases  of  the  brain  require  skill  and  expe-^ 
rience.     A  very  li^glit  current  should  ahoays  he 
used  about  the  head. 


44        THE  ELECTEOPATHIC  GUTDE. 
BUEN^S  AND  SCALDS. 

Sliould  be  treated  witli  tlie  po^.  pole.  Care 
should  be  taken  not  to  rub  the  sore.  Wet  a 
soft,  thin  cloth,  and  lay  it  carefully  over  the 
sore ;  then  hold  the  sponge  gently  on  it.  The 
best  dressing  for  it  is  a  thick  lather  of  pure 
Castile  soap,  put  on  immediately  and  carefully 
with  a  clean  lather  brush,  so  as  to  entirely  ex- 
clude the  air,  renewing  it  frequently  until  heal- 
ed. Indeed,  this  is  all  the  treatment  necessary 
in  most  cases. 

BEOlSrCHITIS. 

First,  the  jyos.  connected  with  the  Throat 
Director,  should  be  held  in  the  mouth  while 
the  neg.  is  applied  to  the  upper  part  of  the 
body,  except  directly  over  the  bronchial  tubes. 
Then  pass  the  pos.^  either  with  a  small  sponge 
or  the  hand,  up  and  down  over  the  bronchial 
tubes,  while  the  neg.  is  held  on  the  spine  a  little 
below.  A  tonic  treatment  may  be  given,  if 
necessary. 

CATAEEH,  ACUTE. 

The  j96>s.  should  be  held  at  the  root  of  the  nose 
while  the  neg.  is  held  between  the  shoulders,  S. 


THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE.  45 

<7.  If  chronic,  the  neg.  should  be  held  at  the 
root  of  the  nose,  while  the  fos.  is  held  between 
the  shoulders,  P,  C.  Treat  five  or  ten  minutes. 
A  case  of  long  standing  may  require  three  or 
four  treatments  a  week  for  two  or  three  months. 
In  these  cases,  a  tonic  treatment  should  be  given 
occasionally,  or  treatment  as  in  Scrofula,  if  ne- 
cessary, which  is  frequently  the  case  in  persons 
of  scrofulous  habit. 

CANKEE    II«^   THE   MOIJTH. 

Cover  the  Tongue  Director  with  a  piece  of 
moist  linen  or  cotton  flannel,  and  attach  it  to 
thej9(?5.  Let  the  patient  hold  it  on  the  tongue, 
and  as  far  back  as  practicable,  while  the  necj,  is 
applied  about  the  jaws  and  neck  and  upper  part 
of  the  body,  P.  O.  If  the  patient  is  debilitated, 
give  tonic  treatment. 

CANCER. 

Cancer  requires  both  Local  and  General  Treat- 
ment, in  order  to  eradicate  the  disease  from  the 
system.  The  tumor,  in  all  ordinary  cases,  should 
be  treated  with  the  pos.,  closing  the  circuit  with  - 
the  neg.^  as  the  case  may  require,  bearing  in  mind 
that  the  current  flows  from  one  pole  to  the  other 


46  THE   ELECTROPATIIIC    GUIDE. 

and  must  pass  tlirougli  the  diseased  part  in  order 
to  affect  it  materially.  Thus,  a  cancer  in  the 
breast,  pos.  on  the  diseased  part,  and  7ieg.  on  the 
back  opposite.  A  tumor  on  the  side  of  the  neck, 
pos.  on  the  tumor  and  neg.  inthQ  opposite  Land, 
etc.  It  is  advisable  that  the  neg.  should  be  at 
the  extremities  whenever  it  is  practicable.  This 
treatment  may  be  given  daily  for  two  or  three 
weeks,  as  the  case  may  require ;  then  two  or  three 
applications  a  week  will  be  sufficient.  Ten  min- 
/  utes'  treatment  of  the  tumor  will  be  sufficient 
when  given  thus  frequently.  A  general  treat- 
ment should  always  be  given  in  connection  with 
the  local,  by  sponging  the  entire  person,  except 
the  tumor,  with  the  7ieg.^  while  the  poa.  is  either 
in  the  mouth  or  at  the  base  of  the  spine,  or  by  ap- 
plying the  pos.  generally  while  the  feet  and  the 
neg.  are  in  water.  The  last  (that  by  placing  the 
fe^t  in  water,  etc.,)  may  be  given  every  third 
time,  P.  O.  In  malignant  cases,  a  compound  bat- 
tery is  sometimes  necessary.  In  these  cases, 
advice  of  an  experienced  Electrician  is  very  de- 
sirable. If  the  jDatient  is  debilitated,  give  treat- 
ment once  a  week,  by  seating  on  the  pos.  and 
sponging  the  body  with  the  )ieg.^  S.  C,  omitting 
all  other  treatment,  and  avoiding  to  pass  the 
sponge  over  the  cancer  or  tumor. 


THE   ELECTROPATHIC    GHIDE.  47 

CHANGE  OF  LIFE. 

The  diseases  and  derangements  of  tlie  system 
^hicli  frequently  manifest  themselves  at  this 
critical  period,  are  usually  reached  by  electrical 
treatment,  but  they  are  so  various  it  would,  be 
difficult  to  give  directions  for  their  treatment 
here ;  the  instructions  would  be  too  extended  for 
a  work  of  this  kind.     See  Flooding. 

CIECULATIOIS"    OF   THE   BLOOD. 

A  thorough  sponging  with  the  neg,  while  the 
patient  is  seated  on  the  jpos.^  or  with  the  pos.  on 
the  tongue — if  there  is  a  tendency  of  blood  to 
the  head — will  equalize  the  circulation,  S.  O, 

COET^^S. 

Fasten  a  small  sponge  on  the  point  of  the  Ear 
Insulator  and  hold  it  directly  on  the  corn,  (it 
being  attached  to  the  pos.,)  then  close  the  circuit 
with  the  neg.  on  some  other  part  of  the  foot,  P.  C. 

CHILBLAINS. 

To  avoid  them  keep  the  feet  warm  and  dry, 
and  wear  loose  shoes.  Apply  the  pos.  to  the 
disease  and  the  neg.  to  some  other  part  of  the 


48  THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE. 

foot.  Slippers  of  wasli-leatter  worn  next  to  tlie 
feet,  will  aid  in  effecting  a  cure,  and  are  con- 
sidered by  many  to  be  a  preventive  of  the 
disease. 

CEICK   11^    THE   NECK. 

J^os.  in  the  mouth  and  7ieg.  on  the  crick,  S.  O. 

CEICK   Ij^  the   back. 

If  the  patient  is  strong  and  robust,  or  if  there 
is  a  tendency  of  blood  to  the  head,  apply  the 
neg.  to  the  crick  while  the  ^:>6>.9.  is  held  in  the 
mouth ;  otherwise,  the  patient  may  be  seated  on 
the  pos.,  jS.  O. 

consumption^. 

Many  cases  which  have  been  supposed  to  be 
consumption  in  an  advanced  stage,  have  been 
cured  by  electrical  treatment;  but  probably  those 
w^io  had  charge  of  these  cases  were  mistaken, 
either  in  the  disease  or  as  to  the  condition  of  the 
patient.  But,  without  doubt,  many  cases  of  real 
Phthisis  Pulmonalis,  or  consumption  of  the 
lungs,  may  be  cured  in  the  eai'ly  stages  by  elec- 
.  trical  treatment  and  a  proper  mode  of  Jiving. 

JLL    Treatment. — Sponge  the  lungs  with  the  Tieg. 

A^ while  the  pos.  is  held  on  the  back,  oj^posite  or  a 


THE   ELECTKOPATHIC    GUIDE.  49 

little  above  the  neg.^  passing  from  tlie  upper 
part  of  the  lungs  to  the  diaphram  with  the 
"iieg.^  and  from  the  base  of  the  brain  to  between 
the  shoulders  with  the  jpos.^  keeping,  as  before 
directed,  the  latter  opposite,  or — what  is  still 
better — a  little  above  the  former,  S.  C.  Should 
there  be  an  unnatural  sensitiveness  about  any 
paii;  of  the  lungs  or  bronchial  tubes  on  the  ap- 
plication of  the  current,  finish  the  treatment  by 
reversing  the  poles  and  changing  the  current, 
holding  the  pds.  for  a  moment  on  the  sensitive 
parts,  while  the  Tieg.  is  on  the  back,  using  P.  C. 
If  there  is  much  irritation  of  the  throat  the 
po8.  may  sometimes  be  used  in  the  mouth,  con- 
nected with  the  Throat  Director,  instead  of  on 
the  back,  while  the  neg.  is  applied  to  the  lungs. 
The  above  treatment  may  be  given  from  eight 
to  ten  minutes  daily,  for  a  week  or  ten  days, 
and  afterwards  less  frequently.  A  Tonic  treat- 
ment should  also  be  given  four  or  five  times  a 
.week.  If  accompanied  with  Jiemorrhage  the 
neg.  must  not  he  applied  to  the  lungs. 

It  should  be  remembered  that  the  lungs,  in  a 
normal  condition,  are  more  sensitive  to  the  action 
of  Electricity  than  some  other  parts  of  the 
body,  hence,  we  employ  a  light  current  in  treat- 
iuGj  them. 


50  THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GFEDE. 

Regular  and  daily  exercises,  which  are  calcu- 
lated to  equalize  the  circulation,  expand  the 
muscles  of  the  chest  and  inflate  the  lungs,  will 
aid  in  effecting  a  cure. 

The  patient  should  also  live  mostly  out  of 
doors;  not  shutting  himself  up  in  the  house 
entirely,  even  on  a  stormy  day ;  for  by  so  doing, 
he  will  increase  his  sensitiveness  to  the  changes 
in  the  weather  and  his  liability  to  take  cold,  and 
in  this  climate,  during  some  seasons  of  the  year, 
might  remain  in-doors  most  of  the  time  if  he 
ventured  out  only  in  fine  weather.  It  is  much 
more  difficult  for  women  to  do  this  than  men, 
on  account  of  their  habits  and  style  of  dress; 
but  it  can  and  (if  they  would  recover  their 
health)  sliould  be  done.  She  must  adopt  a  style 
of  dress  adapted  to  this  mode  of  living;  one 
that  will  protect  her  fi'om  dampness  and  cold, 
and  at  the  same  time  be  as  light  as  possible; 
and  one,  also,  thai  will  allow  a  free  use  of  the 
muscles  of  the  body.  It  is  a  great  mistake  to 
dress  the  body  so  much  warmer  than  the  ex- 
tremities. The  latter  are  so  much  farther  from 
the  heating  apparatus  of  the  system  than  the 
former,  that  it  really  requires  an  extra  amount 
of  clothing  to  keep  up  the  equilibrium  of  heat 
in  them.     Loose,  warm  shoes  should  be  worn, 


THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE.  51 

• 

and  not  exchanged  when  in-doors  for  light,  thin 
slippers,  as  the  temperature  is  much  lower,  in 
many  apartments,  in  the  lower  part  of  them  than 
elsewhere,  and  not  unfrequently  there  are  cold 
currents  of  air  passing  over  the  floor  from  un- 
der the  doors  and  windows.  The  arms,  legs  and 
feet  should  be  protected  by  flannels,  wearing 
Pwo  or  three  pairs,  if  necessary,  to  keep  warm. 
The  skirts  should  be  short  enough  to  escape  the 
drabble  of  a  dewy  morning,  or  a  damp  day,  so 
that  there  will  not  be  a  stock  of  wet  dry  goods 
to  dry  off  around  the  ankles  whenever  one  sits 
down  to  rest.  And  last,  though  not  least,  the 
weight  of  the  clothing  should  rest  on  the  shoul- 
ders, every  band  and  seam  of  which  should  be 
loose  enough  to  allow  the  free  use  of  every 
muscle.  The  shortening  of  the  skirts  also  les- 
sens the  weight  of  the  clothing  and  saves  the 
friction  (which  is  not  inconsiderable)  of  sweep- 
ing ones,  besides  leaving  the  limbs  untrammelled 
and  thus  rendering  it  an  easier  matter  to  walk,  all 
of  which  are  matters  of  importance  to  a  feeble  wo- 
man who  can  scarcely  carry  her  own  weight,  and 
yet,  in  order  to  regain  her  health,  must  have  exer- 
cise out  of  doors,  where  she  may  drink  in  life  from 
an  untainted  atmosphere  and  gather  strength 
from  sunbeams  undimmed  by  shade  or  drapery. 


62        THE  ELECTROPATHIC  GUIDE. 
COLD  FEET. 

Seat  on  the  pos.  and  rub  the  limbs  thoroughly 
with  the  neg.  /  or,  if  there  is  a  sense  of  fullness 
in  the  head,  with  a  flushed  face,  or  headache, 
put  the  neg.  in  the  sponge  and  place  it  under 
the  feet,  then  sponge  the  entire  person  with  the 
pos.j  8.  C. 

COLDS. 

If  attended  with  chilliness,  sore-throat,  or 
headache,  connect  the  throat  instrument  with 
the  pos.  pole  and  let  the  patient  hold  it  in  his 
mouth,  as  far  back  on  the  tongue  as  practicable, 
closing  the  mouth  on  it  in  order  to  make  con- 
tacts with  the  roof  of  it  and  the  tongue,  and 
sponge  the  lungs  and  chest  with  the  neg.,  using 
a  light  current.  Wipe  dry  and  rub  with  the 
hand  until  warm,  then  sponge  the  arms  and 
spine  in  the  same  manner,  using  a  stronger  cur- 
rent and  rubbing  vigorously.  If  the  mouth  is 
too  sensitive  to  admit  of  a  strong  current,  treat 
only  the  upper  half  of  the  body  while  the  pos. 
is  in  the  mouth,  and  the  lower  half  while  it  is 
at  the  base  of  the  spine.  If  there  is  chilliness 
without  sore-throat  or  headache,  the  entire  treat- 


THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE.  53 

ment  may  be  given  with  the  pos.  at  the  base  of 
the  spine. 

If,  instead  of  chills,  there  is  fever,  put  the 
neg.  in  water  with  the  feet  and  give  a  thorough 
sponging  of  the  entire  person  with  the  pos.  8.  C. 
It  may  also  be  necessary  to  treat  the  throat. 
The  patient  should  be  kept  warm  during  the 
treatment,  and  a  warm  foot-bath  should  be 
given  during  the  whole  of  it. 

Colds  are  the  fruitful  causes  of  a  large  pro- 
portion of  all  the  diseases  which  flesh  is  heir  to, 
hence  the  importance  of  "^breaking  them  up  im- 
mediately, which  can  be  done  effectually  by  one 
or  two  thorough  electrical  treatments. 


COLD,   1^   THE   HEAD. 

Treat  as  acute  catarrh.  One  or  two  treat- 
ments of  ten  minutes  is  usually  sufficient  to 
reach  these  cases  if  taken  immediately,  other- 
•wise  it  may  require  several  treatments.  Use  a 
light  current  on  the  head,  I*.  C!,  with  the  regu- 
lator partly  in  the  helix,  if  not  too  strong  to 
be  agreeable,  or  a  light  8.  6!,  if  the  patient  can 
bear  it.  The  treatment  may  be  repeated  in  six 
or  eight  hours,  unless  the  patient  is  decidedly 
better.     If  attended  with  chills,  treatment  may 


54  THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE. 

also  be  given  with  the  pos.  in  the  mouth  while 
the  neg.  is  passed  up  and  down  the  spine  and 
over  the  stomach,  liver  and  bowels,  af  the  same 
time  give  a  warm  foot-bath. 

CONTRACTED    MUSCLES. 

Apply  the  neg.  to  the  contracted  muscle,  and 
close  the  circuit  with  the  pos.  as  the  case  may 
require.  If  muscles  of  the  arms  are  contracted 
place  i\iQ  pos.  in  the  hand,  or  between  the  shoul- 
ders ;  if  those  of  legs,  place  the  pos.  at  the  feet 
or  at  the  base  of  the  spine,  etc.,  S.  C.  mostly, 
though  not  entirely. 

CKOUP. 

Hold  the  pos.  on  the  throat  in  front,  (not  on 
the  lungs),  for  four  or  five  minutes,  while  the 
neg.  is  passed  up  and  down  the  spin«  from  the 
shoulders  to  the  base,  then  hold  the  pos.^  with 
a  small  sponge  wrapped  around  it,  at  the  root 
of  the  nose  for  three  or  four  minutes  while  the* 
neg.  is  held  between  the  shoulders ;  after  which, 
seat  the  patient  on  the  neg.  and  sponge  the  neck' 
and  shoulders  with  the  pos.,  bringing  it  up 
about  the  ears  also.  The  second  treatment 
should  follow  the  first  immediately,  and  both 
may  be  repeated  in  an  hour  if  the  patient  is  not 


THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE.  55 

relieved.  Should  there  be  mucli  fever  give 
general  treatment  as  in  fever,  P.  C.  Take  the 
regulator  entirely  out  when  treating  the  head. 
Keep  the  patient  warm  during  treatment.  This 
treatment  is  almost  unfailing. 

CEAMPS. 

The  neg.  should  be  applied  to  the  cramping 
muscles,  closing  the  circuit  with  the  po8.  as  the 
case  may  require. 

Examyh. — Cramp  in  the  stomach  :  apply  the 
Tieg.  to  the  stomach  while  the  pos.  is  held  on  the 
tongue  or  at  the  base  of  the  brain.  Cramp  in 
the  legs :  rub  the  legs  with  the  neg.  while  the 
patient  is  seated  on  the  /?os.,  S.  O. 

CHOLERA,    MORBUS. 

Apply  the  neg.  to  the  stomach,  bowels  and 
spine,  while  the  pos.  is  at  the  base  of  the  spine, 
/Sf  C.  Care  should  be  taken  that  the  patient 
does  not  get  chilled  while  being  treated.  It  is 
also  very  important  that  he  should  be  kept 
quiet. 

CHOLERA,    LNFANTUM. 

Treated  as  above,  with  P.  C. 


56  THE   ELECTKOFATHIC    GUIDE. 

CHOLERA,    ASIATIC. 

Treated  as  in  Cholera  Morbus.  In  an  ad- 
vanced stage,  however,  the  neg.  should  be  ap- 
plied not  only  to  the  stomach,  bowels  and  spine, 
but  to  the  entire  person,  rubbing  the  limbs  with 
a  strong  S,  current.  If  necessary,  the  treatment 
may  be  repeated  in  half  an  hour  or  longer  with 
P.  6!,  treating  the  stomach,  bowels  and  spine 
especially.  The  treatment  should  be  given  in 
bed,  and  the  patient,  as  far  as  possible,  kept 
covered  with  flannels,  with  bottles  of  warm 
water  about  the  person,  and  particularly  at  the 
feet,  as  it  is  very  important  that  he  should  be 
kept  warm.  Keep  him  quiet  also,  and  as  hope- 
ful and  cheerful  as  possible.  Fear  of  cholera 
may,  without  doubt,  induce  the  disease,  there-- 
fore  do  not  talk  cholera  in  his  presence.  This 
treatment  will  not  preclude  the  use  of  other 
remedies,  but,  if  given  properly  and  in  time,  we 
believe  it  would  seldom  be  necessary  to  call -in 
any  such  aid. 

DEAFNESS. 

Deafness  may  result  from  a  disorganization 
of  the  structure  of  the  ear,  from  paralysis  of  the 
auditory  nerve,  from  obstructions,  etc. 


THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE.  57 

If  from  disorganization,  there  is,  of  course,  no 
cure.  If  from  paralysis,  there  is  hope  in  the 
case.  Treatment :  Fasten  a  bit  of  sponge  on 
the  ear  instrument  and  connect  it  with  the  neg. 
pole,  then  introduce  it  carefully  into  the  ear, 
and  while  it  is  held  there  by  yourself,  or  the 
pattent,  apply  the  jpos.  electrode  with  a  small 
wet  sponge  on  the  back  of  the  head  between 
the  centre  and  the  other  ear.  Treat  in  this 
manner  from  five  to  fifteen  minutes,  commencing 
with  a  very  light  current  and  increasing  it 
gradually.  Another  polarity  would  be,  to  seat 
the  patient  on  the  yos.  and  apply  the  ineg.  all 
about  the  ear,  using  the  same  precaution  about 
the  strength  of  the  current ;  use  P.  C.  and  8.  C. 
alternately. 

If  caused  by  obstructions,  the  pos.  may  be 
held  in  the  ear,  in  the  mouth,  and  at  the  root 
of  the  nose  alternately,  while  you  apply  the 
neg.  to  the  back  of  the  neck.  When  in  the 
mouth  use  the  Throat  Insulator,  P.  C, 

DEBILITY. 

Give  Tonic  treatment ;  and  if  there  is  par- 
ticular weakness  across  the  chest,  sponge  that 
also  with  tlie  neg.  while  the  pos.  is  held  on  the 
back  opposite. 
3* 


58  THE   ELECTROPATHIC    GUIDE. 

DYSPEPSIA. 

Apply  the  neg.  to  the  stomach,  liver  and 
bowels,  (if  constipated,)  while  the  j!?os.  is  held 
on  the  tongue,  or  at  the  base  of  the  brain. 
Tonic  treatment  should  also  be  given. 

Should  there  be  pain  or  soreness  in  the  region 
of  the  stomach  on  passing  the  electricity  through 
it,  instead  of  the  above  treatment,  apply  the 
'poB.  to  the  stomach  while  the  neg.  is  held  on  the 
spine  opposite  and  a  little  below,  S.  C.  It  fre- 
quently requires  a  long  course  of  treatment  to 
effect  a  cure  where  the  disease  has  been  of  years' 
standing,  though  good  results  may  be  obtained 
from  a  few  treatments. 

DIPHTHERIA. 

This  disease  requires  prompt  and  efficient 
treatment. 

When  attended  by  a  hard,  full  pulse  and 
flushed  countenance,  give  general  treatment  by 
placing  the  feet  in  warm  water  with  the  neg. 
and  sponging  the  entire  person  with  the  pos. 
If  the'  pulse  is  weak,  give  geueral  treatment  by 
placing  the  pos.  at  the  base  of  the  spine  and 
sponging  the  body  with  the  neg.  In  all  cases, 
when  it  is  consistent,  treat  the  throat  by  hold- 


THE   ELECTROPATHIC   GUIDE.  59 

ing  the  pos.  in  the  mouth,  connected  with  the 
Throat  Director,  while  the  back  of  the  neck, 
the  shoulders,  arms,  spine  and  upper  part  of  the 
body  is  sponged  with  the  neg.  If  this  cannot 
be  done,  then  apply  the  pos.  on  the  sides  of  the 
neck  and  about  the  ears,  while  the  patient  holds 
the  neg.  in  the  opposite  hand ;  and,  also,  just 
above  the  nose  while  the  neg.  is  heldlibetween 
the  shoulders.  J*.  O.  is  to  be  used,  except  in 
the  Tonic  treatment. 

DIABETES. 

Most  cases  may  be  cured  in  the  early  stages 
by  Tonic  treatment.  Use  jP.  O.  and  S.  G. 
alternately. 

DROPSY,    GENERAL. 

Sponge  the  entire  person  with  the  neg.  while 
the  patient  is  seated  on  the  j90s.,  or,  while  he 
holds  it  in  his  mouth;  occasionally  sponging 
the  person  with  the  pos.  while  the  neg.  is  in 
water  with  the  feet,  P.  C.  If  there  is  any  local 
disease  it  should  receive  especial  treatment. 

EAR-ACHE. 

Pos.  in  and  about  the  ear  while  the  patient 
holds  the  neg.  in  the   hand   opposite  to  the 


60  THE   ELECTEOPATniC    GUIDE. 

affected  ear.     Commence  with  a  light  current 
and   increase  gradually.     Treat  until  relieved, 

s.  a 

SWELLING    OF   THE   EAES. 

Treated  as  above,  only  it  may  not  be  neces- 
sary to  use  the  instrument  in  the  ear  unless  the 
internal  far  is  swollen. 

EAES,   EUN]!^IISrG    OP   THE. 

Sometimes  the  ears  discharge  at  intervals,  or 
constantly  for  months  and  even  years.  When- 
ever this  condition  is  accompanied  with  pain  or 
soreness  in  or  about  the  ear,  treat  as  above.  But 
when  this  is  not  the  case,  and  there  has  been  a 
fetid  discharge  more  or  less  for  some  time,  treat 
two  days  successively  by  seating  on  the  'pos.  and 
applying  the  neg.  to  the  entire  body,  but  more 
especially  in  and  about  the  affected  ear  or  ears ; 
changing  the  treatment  every  third  day  by  put- 
ting the  pos.  on  the  tongue,  instead  of  at  the 
base  of  the  spine,  then  treating  as  above  with 
the  neg.  Should  the  first  method  of  treatment 
make  the  head  ache,  it  may  be  finished  up  by 
wetting  the  head  and  applying  the  pos.  to  it  for 
two  or  three  minutes,  while  the  patient  holds 
the  neg.  in  his  hands,  P,  O.     Give  these  treat- 


THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE.  61 

ments  twice  a  week  until  there  is  a  decided  im- 
provement, then  less  frequently.  Should  there 
be  scrofula  in  the  system,  an  Occasional  treat- 
ment should  be  given  by  putting  the  feet  in 
water  ^vith  the  neg.  pole  and  sponging,  the  en- 
tire person,  limbs  and  all,  with  the  pos.  The 
ears  should  be  kept  clean  by  syringing  them 
out  with  warm  water  and  a  little  castile  soap. 

ENLARGED  GLANDS^ 

The  jpos.  should  be  applied  to  the  affected 
glands,  while  the  circuit  is^losed  with  the  neg. 
as  the  case  may  require,  P.  C.  If  necessary, 
give  general  treatment  as  in  scrofula. 

EPILEPSY. 

The  condition  of  the  patient  during  the  pa- 
roxysm, (or  fits,)  and  during  the  intervals  is 
quite  different  and  requires  very  different  treat- 
ment. 

During  the  paroxysms  the  treatment  is  the 
same  as  that  of  apoplexy,  except  that  the  head 
is  treated  more  and  the  spine  less.  The  time  to 
cure,  however,  is  during  the  intervals.  A  care- 
ful examination  should  be  made  to  ascertain  if 
there  is  any  derangement  of  the  organs  which 


62  THE   ELECTROPATHIC   GUIDE. 

causes  tlie  fits.  If  this  is  the  case,  local  treat- 
ment must  be  given  to  remove  the  cause,  and 
general  treatmdfit  to  give  tone  to  the  system,  K 
0.  If  there  is  no  such  cause  existing,  Tonic 
treatment  is  all  that  is  required.  Give  it  by- 
sponging  the  entire  person  with  the  neg.,  espe- 
cially the  stomach  and  bowels,  while  the  pos.  is 
either  at  the  base  of  the  spine  or  on  the  tongue. 
The  two  treatments  may  be  given  alternately, 
unless  there  is  a  tendency  to  a  rush  of  blood  to 
the  head.  In  that  case  treat  mostly  with  the 
pos.  on  the  tongue,  /S.  0.  It  may  require  two 
or  three  treatments  a  week,  for  months,  to  effect 
a  cure,  though  some  ca^s  yield  to  treatment 
very  readily.  Great  care  should  be  taken  to 
have  the  diet  light  and  digestible.  All  excite- 
ment should  be  avoided. 

TREATMENT   OF   THE   EYE. 

The  usual  treatment  of  this  delicate  organ  by 
oculists  and  physicians  is  severe  and  tedious, 
and  it  may  be  satisfactory  to  those  who  wish  to 
try  Electricity,  to  know  that  there  is  no  pain  or 
unpleasant  sensation  attending  this  mode  of 
treatment  when  properly  administered.  If  the 
eye  has  been  diseased  long,  it  will  take  time  to 
cure.     But,  if  ctirable,  it   is  a  safe   and  sure 


THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE.  63 

method  of  accomplisliing  it,  if  persevered  in. 
Severe  cases  of  long  standing  of  inflammation, 
where  the  eye  is  ulcerated,  or  the  lids  granu- 
lated and  thickened,  may  require  an  occasional 
treatment  for  a  year  or  more.  (This  is  more 
particularly  the  case  when  the  eye  has  been 
treated  a  good  deal  with  Costics,  Blue  Stone, 
etc.)  Acute  inflammation  of  the  eye  yields  to 
electrical  treatment  very  readily ;  from  one  to 
three  applications  usually  effects  a  cure. 

In  all  these  cases  great  care  should  be  taken 
to  keep  up  a  good  circulation.  Keep  the  hands 
and  feet  warm,  and,  if  the  patient  is  confined 
in  a  dark  room,  let  him  have  a  change  of  rooms, 
so  that  one  can  be  thrown  open  to  the  8U7i  and 
air  while  he  occupies  the  other.  The  stomach 
and  bowels  should  also  be  kept  in  good  order, 
— not  by  drugs, — but  by  proper  diet  and  elec- 
trical treatment.  Enemas  of  water  may  be 
given,  if  necessary. 

EYES,    INFLAMMATION   OF. 

Attach  the  eye-glass  to  the  po8.  pole  and  fill 
it  with  'pwre  soft  water,  then  hold  the  eye  in  it 
while  the  neg.  is  held  in  the  hand  on  the  corres- 
ponding side.  The  handle  of  the  glass  should 
be  kept  perpendicular,  and  the  head  brought 


64  THE   ELECTEOPATlllC    GUIDE. 

forward  in  a  position  thai  the  eye  may  be  en- 
tirely immersed  in  the  water.  The  water  should 
be  changed  once  or  twice  during  the  treatment. 
Should  there  be  pain  about  the  eye,  or  in  the 
head,  use  the  pos.  on  the  seat  of  the  pain  while 
the  neg.  is  held  in  both  hands,  or,  if  the  feet  are 
cold,  place  it  in  water  with  the  feet.  Treat 
the  eye  from  ten  to  thirty  minutes  as  the  case 
may  require.  Use  S.  C.  Should  the  inflamma- 
tion be  caused  by  a  derangement  of  the  sys- 
tem, general  or  local  treatment  must  also  be 
given,  according  to  the  condition  of  the  case. 
A  general  treatment  with  the  neg..,  while  the 
pos.  is  on  the  tongue,  is  also  advisable. 
Avoid  rubbing  the  eyes  with  the  hands  in  all 
cases. 

GEAITULATED,    OE   THICKENED    LIDS. 

The  treatment  of  the  eye  should  be  the  same 
as  above,  except  that  the  P.  C.  should  be  used, 
and  that  usually  general,  and  often  other  local 
treatment  is  necessary.  A  general  treatment 
with  the  neg.  while  the  pos.  is  held  on  the 
tongue  is  good  in  most  cases.  If  there  is  scro- 
fula in  the  system,  which  is  frequently  the  case, 
treat  accordingly.  If  there  is  much  debility, 
occasionally  seat  the  patient  on  the  pos.  and 


THE   ELECTEOPATillC    GUIDE.  65 

sponge  the  entire  person  with  the  neg.^  using 

ULCERATIOI?^    OF   THE   EYE. 

Treat  precisely  as  the  above. 

OBSTEUCTIOI^"    OF   THE   LACHEYMAL   DUCT. 

Po8.  on  the  disease,  neg.  on  the  back  of  the 
neck,  or  in  the  opposite  hand.  P.  O. 

BLESTDjN^ESS    from   OPACITY  OE   FILM   OlST   THE   EYE. 

Pos.  at  the  eye,  as  in  inflammation, — neg.  in 
the  hand.  P  O.  An  occasional  treatment  about 
the  eye  with  the  neg.  for  three  or  five  minutes, 
while  the  pos.  is  on  the  spine,  will  promote  ab- 
sorption and  hasten  a  cure.  S.  C.  should  be 
used  in  this  part  of  the  treatment.  Most  cases 
of  blindlhess  from  this  condition  can  be  cured 
by  persevering  treatment. 

CATAEACT. 

The  pos.  should  be  used  at  the  eye  with  eye- 
glass— as  in  inflammation  of  the  eye — and  the 
meg.  at  the  base  of  the  spine.  P.  O.  Give  gen- 
eral treatment  if  necessary,  and  as  the  case  may 
require.     But  few  cases  can  be  cured  by  an  or- 


66  THE   ELECTROPATHIC    GUIDE. 

dinary  Electrical  Machine,  as  they  usually  re- 
quire a  compound  battery.  The  advice  of  an 
experienced  Electrician  is  desirable  in  these 
cases.  When  curable  they  require  a  long  course 
of  treatment.  In  most  cases  give  Tonic  treat- 
ment occasionally. 

AMAUEOSIS. 

The  treatment  for  the  eye  is  neg.  at  the  eye 
with  eye-glass  filled  with  tepid  water,  and  pos. 
at  the  base  of  the  spine.  Should  there  be 
much  pain  in  the  back  of  the  head,  the  pos. 
may  be  held  there  a  portion  of  the  time  instead 
of  at  the  base  of  the  spine.  S.  C.  If  the  pa- 
tient is  debilitated,  or  if  there  is  much  derange- 
ment of  the  nervous  system,  a  Tonic  treatment 
should  be  given  two  or  three  times  a  week, 
while  the  treatment  of  the  eye  may  be  given 
from  four  to  six  times  a  week  until*  there  is 
a  decided  improvement  in  the  case,  and  then 
less  frequently.  The  case  should  be  diagnosed 
carefully,  as  there  is  frequently  some  derange- 
ment in  the  system  which  causes,  or,  at  least, 
aggravates  the  disease,  and  which  must  be  re- 
moved in  order  to  effect  a  permanent  cure.  A 
large  portion  of  cases,  however,  are  curable, 
though  it  may  require  considerable  treatment. 


THE   ELECTROPATHIC    GUIDE.  67 

FACE-ACHE. 

If  attended  with  heat  and  redness  of  the 
face,  apply  the  pos.  to  the  face,  while  the  neg. 
is  either  at  the  feet  or  at  the  base  of  the  spine. 
If  attended  with  paleness  of  the  face  and  de- 
bility, give  Tonic  treatment. 

FELONS. 

Place  the  hand  or  finger  affected  in  a  small 
vessel  of  water  with  the  pos.  while  the  neg.  is 
held  in  the  opposite  hand.  P.G .  The  suffering 
attending  this  painful  disease  may  be  greatly 
relieved  at  any  stage,  but  to  prevent  suppura- 
tion it  must  be  taken  at  an  early  stage.  If 
very  painful,  a  treatment  (of  ten  or  fifteen 
minutes)  may  be  repeated  every  two  or  three 
hours. 

FEVERS. ' 

It  would  be  a  difiicult  task,  in  a  work  of  this 
kind,  or,  indeed,  in  any  work,  to  give  instruc- 
tions to  the  inexperienced  to  treat  fevers  in 
their  various  types  and  stages.  Yet  most  at- 
tacks may  be  broken  up,  or,  at  least,  greatly 
modified,  if  taken  in  an  early  stage. 

Treatment. — In  sudden  attacks,  (or  whenever 
the  fever  is  high,)  put  the  feet  in  warm  water 


68  THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE. 

with  tlie  neg.  and  sponge  tlie  entire  person  with 
the  pos.  S,  C.  One  or  two  treatments,  with 
rest  and  abstinence  from  food  for  a  day  or  two, 
is  usually  all  that  is  necessary  in  sudden  at- 
tacks. Should  there  be  any  local  difficulty, 
give  treatment  accordingly.  And,  if  necessary, 
follow  by  Tonic  treatment. 

Typhoid  fever,  if  not  complicated,  will  be 
thrown  off  by  Tonic  treatment  in  most,  if  not 
in  all  cases.  And  should  it  be  complicated,  or 
should  there  be  local  derangements,  give  especial 
treatment  as  the  case  may  require.  It  is  partic- 
ularly important  in  this  type  of  fever  that  the 
patient  should  avoid  all  mental  and  physical 
effort.  He  should  be  kept  quiet,  but  cheerful, 
and  free  from  excitement.  Great  care  should 
be  taken  in  reference  to  diet,  even  when  con- 
valescent. 

EEUFIIVE   FEVER. 

If  the  eruption  comes  to  the  surface  properly, 
treat  as  in  the  first  case  of  fever,  except  that 
the  P.  C  should  be  used.  If  it  does  not,  first 
give  general  treatment  with  neg.  Place  the  yos. 
in  the  mouth,  and  sponge  the  upper  portion  of 
the  person  with  the  neg.  /  then  place  it  at  the 
base  of  the  spine,  and  sponge  the  lower  portion, 


THE   ELECTROPATHIC    GUIDE.  69 

limbs  and  all.  This  is  to  bring  the  eruption  to 
the  surface.  After  which,  treat  as  first  directed, 
by  placing  the  feet  in  warm  water  with  the  neg,^ 
and  sponging  the  entire  person  with  the  fos. 
If  the  child  is  too  young  to  hold  the  'pos.  in  the 
mouth,  that  part  of  the  treatment  must  of 
course  be  omitted,  although  it  is  very  impor- 
tant. If  the  throat  is  sore,  or  if  there  are 
swellings  about  the  ears  or  throat,  apply  the 
po8.  thoroughly  about  the  ears  and  neck  while 
the  patient  holds  the  neg.  in  the  hand  opposite 
to  the  side  which  is  being  treated.  P.  C.  should 
be  used  in  the  entire  treatment.  Great  care 
should  be  taken  to  ventilate  the  sick  room 
thoroughly  in  these  cases.  The  above  is  the 
treatment  for  Measles,  Scarlet  Fever,  etc.  Keep 
the  patient  warm  during  treatment. 

FEVER  AND  AGUE. 

Apply  the  neg.  over  the  liver  while  the  pos. 
is  held  on  the  spine  opposite,  or  in  the  mouth. 
This,  with  thorough  tonic  treatment,  which 
should  be  given  by  seating  the  patient  on 
the  pos.  and  sponging  the  body,  but  more  es- 
pecially the  spine  with  the  neg.,  is  all  that  is 
necessary  to  break  up  the  most  obstinate  cases. 
A  strong  secondary  current  should  be  used.     A 


70  THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE. 

daily  treatment  should  be  given  as  long  as  ne- 
cessary, wMcli  will  seldom  exceed  a  week. 
Treat  just  before  tlie  time  for  the  chill  to  come 
on. 

FEVER   AISTD    CHILLS. 

Treat  as  in  Fever  and  Ague,  just  before  the 
time  for  the  chill  to  come  on.  A  treatment 
may  be  given  for  the  fever  if  it  runs  high,  but 
this  will  seldom  be  necessary. 

FLOODING,    OR   MENORRHAGIA. 

Connect  the  Womb  Insulator  with  the  i^os. 
pole,  and  introduce  it  into  the  vagina  ;  then  ap- 
ply the  neg.  to  the  back  and  upper  portion  of 
the  bowels.  This  treatment  should  be  given 
while  the  patient  is  in  bed.  Commence  with  a 
light  current,  and  increase  it  gradually,  until 
the  patient  has  as  much  as  she  can  bear  com- 
fortably. S.  C.  Avoid  shocks  from  the  battery, 
also  all  excitement.  A  general  treatment  with 
the  tieg.,  while  the  pos.  is  at  the  base  of  the 
spine,  should  be  alternated  with  the  local  treat- 
ment. 

GOITRE. 

Apply  the  pos.  to  the  tumor,  while  the  neg. 
is  held  in  the  patient's  hands,  on  the  back  of 


THE   ELECTROPATHIC   GUIDE.  71 

the  neck  (below  the  pos?)  and  at  the  base  of 
the  spine  alternately.  Give  a  general  treat- 
ment occasionally  with  the  neg.^  also  treat  occa- 
sionally as  in  scrofula.  P.  C.  shi^uld  be  used 
on  the  tumor.  A  treatment  of  fifteen  or  twen- 
ty minutes  should  be  given  three  or  four  times 
a  week.  If  it  is  very  large  it  may  require  sev- 
eral months  to  effect  a  cure. 

GEAVEL. 

This  disease  may  be  cured  by  proper  electri- 
cal treatment,  but  it  requires  skill  and  ex- 
perience. 

HOARSENESS. 

The  pos.  should  be  held  in  the  mouth  con- 
nected with  the  Throat  Insulato ',  and  over  the 
throat  in  front,  while  the  neg.  is  passed  over 
the  spine.  P.  C.  If  the  hoarseness  has  become 
chronic  and  is  accompanied  with  debility,  give 
Tonic  treatment. 

HEART. 

Diseases  of  the  heart  are  treated  very  suc- 
cessfully with  Electricity,  but,  in  complicated 
cases,  they  require  skill  and  experience.  They 
may  also  requii'e  a  long  course  of  treatment,  as 


72  THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE. 

the  patient  is  frequently  so  sensitive  that  the 
lightest  current  must  be  employed,  and  a  very 
short  treatment  given,  especially  when  unac- 
customed to^the  sensation  produced  by  Elec- 
tricity, and  when  there  is  inflammation. 

If  there  is  an  enlargement  of  the  organ,  or  a 
thickening  of  the  valves,  or  any  obstruction,  or 
if  there  is  inflammation  or  dropsy,  the  jios.  pole 
should  be  applied  over  the  organ  while  the  neg. 
is  held  on  the  back  a  little  below  the  jyos.  and 
a  little  to  the  right  side  or  at  the  base  of  the 
spine;  the  two  polarities  may  be  alternated. 
In  these  cases  the  patient  is  usually  very  sensi- 
tive to  the  current  at  first,  so  that  it  is  some- 
times necessary  to  reduce  the  strength  of  the 
solution  in  using  the  primary  current,  which  is 
the  current  to  be  used  in  all  of  these  cases. 
Be  careful  that  the  patient  receives  no  sudden 
shock  from  the  current.  If  there  is  general 
Dropsy,  give  general  treatment  wdth  the  jpos. 
while  the  neg.  is  at  the  feet. 

If  it  is  merely  a  nervous  affection,  Tonic 
treatments  will  usually  prove  effective.  Com- 
mence with  a  light  current,  increasing  it  gradu- 
ally according  to  the  sensitiveness  of  the  pa- 
tient. 


THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE.  73 

HEADACHE. 

If  attended  with  redness  of  the  face,  heat  in 
the  head  or  flow  of  blood  to  it,  wet  the  head 
thoroughly  to  the  scalp  and  apply  the  pos.  care- 
fully to  it,  while  the  neg.  is  at  the  base  of  the 
spine  or  at  the  feet.  Use  a  very  light  secondary 
current,  if  the  patient  can  bear  it,  otherwise  P. 
O.  Never  treat  the  liead  with  a  current  strong 
enough  to  cause  severe  pain.  Should  the  pa- 
tient be  chilly,  treat  the  spine,  stomach  and 
liver  with  the  neg.  while  the  pos.  is  held  on  the 
tongue.  When  attended  with  paleness  of  the 
face,  nervous  prostration,  or  general  debility, 
give  Tonic  treatment. 

SICK   HEADACHE. 

Pos.  on  the  base  of  the  brain  and  neg.  over 
the  stomach,  liver,  (and  bowels,  if  constipated.) 
This  treatment  will  reach  most  cases ;  still  there 
are  different  causes  for  sick  headache,  and  in 
order  to  effect  a  cure  the  cause  must  be  re- 
moved. Constipation  of  the  bowels  is  one  of 
the  most  fruitful  causes.     (See  Constipation.) 

HERNIA. 

Pos.  on  the  disease  and  neg.  on  the  back  op- 
posite S.  O. 
4 


74  THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE. 

HIP   DISEASE. 

JPos.  on  the  hip  and  neg.  at  the  foot — P.  and 
C  current  alternately.  Give  Tonic  treatment 
also,  if  the  patient  is  debilitated,  or  treatment 
as  in  Scrofula,  if  necessary,  which  is  frequently 
the  case. 

HYSTEEIA. 

Pos.  on  the  tongue,  or  on  the  cerebellum,  and 
Qieg.  over  the  chest,  stomach  and  bowels.  S.  O. 
Also  give  Tonic  treatment. 

/"^  INFLAMMATION. 

/  Inflammations  are  treated  with  the  pos.^  clos- 
/  ing  the  circuit  with  the  neg.  as  the  case  may  re- 
I  ([uire.  S.  C.  usually.  Inflammation  of  (lie 
I     lungs  is  an  exception  to  the  ahove  rule. 

INSANITY. 

Many  cases  of  insanity  may  be  cured  by 
proper  electrical  treatment,  but  it  requires  skill 
and  experience  to  diagnose  the  case  and  decide 
upon  the  proper  course  to  be  pursued. 


INDIGESTION. 


Neg.  on  the  stomach,  pos.  passed  over  the 
spine  from  the  cerebellum  to  the  base,  or  on  the 


THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE.  75 

tongue.    The  two  treatments  may  be  alternated. 

INDUEATIONS. 

The  positive  pole  and  primary  current  are 
always  used  in  indurations. 


KIDNEY,    IISTFLAMMATION    OF. 


Pos.  over  the  kidneys  and  neg.  in  water  with 
the  feet.  If  attended  with  fever,  the  entire 
person  may  also  be  sponged  with  the  'pos.  while 
the  neg.  is  at  the  feet  8.  O. 

KIDNEY,    BRIGHt's    DISEASE    OF   THE. 

First  give  a  few  treatments  as  above.  After- 
wards treat  the  entire  person  (except  the  kid- 
neys), first,  with  the  Tieg.  while  the  pos.  is  in 
the  mouth  for  the  upper  part  of  the  body,  and 
at  the  base  of  the  spine  for  the  lower  half. 
Then  put  the  Tieg.  at  the  feet  as  before,  and 
treat  the  entire  person  with  the  pos.^  but  es- 
pecially the  kidneys. 

The  two  last-named  applications  should  be 
made  at  one  sitting.  The  P.  C.  is  to  be  used 
entirely  in  this  disease.  This  ^treatment  has 
been  followed  with  the  most  satisfactory  results 


76  THE   ELECTROPATHIC    GUIDE. 

in  cases  wliicli  had  been  given  up  as  hopeless 
by  medical  attendants. 

LEUCOERH(EA,    OR    WHITES. 

In  the  early  stages,  introduce  tlie  largest  sil- 
ver instrument,  connected  with  the  pos.,  into 
the  vagina,  and  apply  the  neg.  over  the  bowels 
and  across  the  hips.  If  it  has  been  of  long 
standing  and  the  discharge  is  yellow,  brown  or 
greenish,  reverse  the  poles,  P.  C.  A  Tonic 
treatment  should  be  given  in  connection  with 
the  local  one.  Enemas  of  tepid  water  with  a 
little  Castile  soap,  or,  what  is  still  better,  thirty 
di'ops  of  the  tincture  of  Myrrh  to  half  a  pint 
of  water,  should  be  given  night  and  morning. 

LIVER,    INFLAMMATIOlSr    OF. 

Pos.  on  the  liver  while  the  neg.  is  held  on  the 
opposite  side  between  the  spine  and  left  hip,  or 
at  the  base  of  the  spine,  or  under  the  left  foot. 
These  three  polarities  may  be  used  in  alterna- 
tions. Give  general  treatment  as  in  fever  if 
necessary.  S.  C. 

LIVER,    TORPID. 

Po8.  on  the  1:ongue,  or  on  the  cerebellum,  and 
neg.  over  the  liver.     S.  O.  when   used  on  the 


THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GFLDE.  77 

cerebellum,  and  P.  C.  wlien  used  on  tLe  tongue. 
General  treatment  should  also  be  given. 

LIVER,    ENLARGEMENT   OF. 

Treat  as  in  inflammation,  using  the  P.  C.  in- 
stead of  the  S.  C.  Also  give  longer  treatments, 
as  it  will  require  a  much  longer  time  to  cure 
the  latter  than  the  former. 

LOCKJAW. 

J^eg.  just  in  front  of  the  ear  over  the  con- 
tracted muscle,  pos.  in  the  opposite  hand,  or  on 
the  back  of  the  neck.  8.  C. 

LUNGS,    rSTFLAMMATIOlSr    OF. 

Sponge  the  lungs  with  the  neg.  while  the  pos. 
is  held  on  the  back  nearly  opposite,  or  a  little 
above  the  neg.^  passing  from  the  upper  portion 
of  the  lungs  down  to  the  diaphragm.  Should 
there  be  tenderness  about  the  lungs  or  bronchial 
tubes  on  application  of  the  current,  finish  the 
treatment  by  reversing  the  poles,  holding  the 
2)0S.  for  a  moment  on  the  sensitive  parts  while 
the  neg,  is  on  the  back ;  S.  C  if  not  too  sensi- 
tive. It  should  be  remembered  that  the  lungs, 
when  in  a  normal  condition,  are  more  sensitive 


78  THE   ELECTEOPATHIC   GTJIDE. 

to  the  action  of  Electricity  tlian  some  other 
parts  of  tlie  body,  lience,  we  employ  a  light 
current  in  treating  tliem.  General  treatment, 
as  in  fever,  will  be  necessary  in  most  cases. 

LOSS    OF   VOICE,    OK   APHONIA. 

Pos.  on  the  cerebellum,  neg.  over  the  larynx. 
8.  C.  This  treatment  is  almost  unfailing  when 
caused  by  paralysis.  Should  the  patient  be 
debilitated,  give  Tonic  treatment  also. 

MEASLES. 

Treat  as  in  eruptive  fevers. 

MENSES,    SUPPKESSION    OF. 

Pos.  on  the  tongue  and  neg.  over  the  lower 
part  of  the  body,  but  especially  over  the  abdo 
men.  If  the  case  is  obstinate,  or  one  that  re 
quires  immediate  relief,  introduce  the  instru 
ment,  connected  with  the  neg.,  into  the  vagina 
and  sponge  the  back  and  bowels  with  the  pos. 
S.  C.  strong. 

MENSES,    PAINFUL. 

Treat  as  above,  or  with  \\ie  pos.  over  the 
bowels  while  the  feet  are  in  warm  water  with 

the  nej.  S.  C. 


THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE.  79 

MENSES,    EETAEDED. 

The  same  treatment,  if  tlie  patient  is  of  full 
habit,  has  head-ache  attended  with  redness  of 
the  face,  etc.  If  pale,  thin,  or  debilitated,  give 
Tonic  treatment  instead,  avoiding  all  excite- 
ment, fatigue^  drugSj  etc.     S.  C.  in  both  cases. 

MENSES,   TOO    COPIOUS. 

Treat  as  in  flooding,  unless  Tonic  treatment 
proves  sufficient. 

MISCAEBAIGE.  ■>/ 

See  flooding.  p    ^  ^' 

NEUEALGIA. 

If  attended  with  soreness  or  swelling  of  the 
parts,  apply  the  jpos.  to  the  disease,  otherwise 
the  neg.  /S.  0.  Give  Tonic  treatment  in  the  last 
case  if  the  patient  is  debilitated. 

NOSE-BLEED. 

Hold  the  pos.  on  the  nose  between  the  eyes, 
and  the  neg.  on  the  back  of  the  neck.  S.  0. 

NOSE,  SWELLING    OF. 

Apply  the  pos.  to  the  nose  while  the  neg.  is 
held  alternately  on  the  back  of  the  neck  and  in 
the  hands.  P.  0. 


80  THE   ELECTROPATHIC    GUIDE. 

OVAEIES,    INFLAMMATIOiSr    OF. 

Put  the  neg.  in  water  with  the  feet  and  apply 
the  jjos.  to  the  disease,  or  give  a  sits-bath  with 
the  po8.  in  the  bath-tub  and  the  neg.  at  the 

feet.  .6:  a 

OVARIAN   TUMOE. 

Arrange  the  poles  so  that  the  current  will 
pass  directly  through  the  tumor,  by  holding  the 
][)os.  on  it  and  the  neg.  on  the  back  opposite. 
Every  third  treatment  apply  the  iJ08.  not  only 
to  the  tumor,  but  also  over  the  bowels  and 
back,  while  the  neg.  is  with  the  feet  in  water. 
P.  C.  Treat  from  ten  to  twenty  minutes,  re- 
peating the  treatment  four  or  five  times  a  week. 

OBSTEIJCTIONS. 

If  attended  with  inflammation,  swelling,  or 
induration,  hold  the  pos.  on  the  affected  part 
and  the  neg.  opposite,  or  a  little  below.  P.  C. 
Otherwise  apply  the  neg.  to  the  disease  while 
the  pos.  is  held  above,  or  opposite  to  it.  S.  C 

0Z(E]!^^A. 

Hold  the  pos.  on  or  over  the  disease,  and  the 
neg.  opposite  or  below.     If  this  treatment  does 


THE   ELECTROPATHIC    GUIDE.  81 

not  relieve  tlie  difficulty  in  six  or  ten  days,  re- 
verse the  treatment,  holding  the  neg.  on  the  dis- 
ease and  the  jpos.  opposite.  P.  C.  In  the  last 
case  give  from  three  to  six  treatments  a  week, 
also  general  treatment,  as  in  scrofula. 

PALSY,    OE    PARALYSIS. 

Neg.  over  the  paralyzed  parts,  closing  the  cir- 
cuit with  the  ^:>6>s.  as  the  case  may  require.  If 
one  arm  is  paralyzed,  apply  the  neg.  to  it  while 
the  pos.  is  held  in  the  opposite  hand,  or  on  the 
spine.  In  paralysis  of  one  side,  apply  the  neg. 
to  it,  and  at  the  same  time  pass  the  pos.  over 
the  opposite  side.  If  the  lower  half  is  para- 
lyzed, hold  the  pos.  in  the  hands  and  on  the 
upi^er  part  of  the  spine  alternately,  while  the 
neg.  is  applied  to  the  part  affected,  etc.  S.  6!, 
with  an  occasional  use  of  the  P.  O. 

In  either  case,  if  accompanied  with  redness 
of  the  face,  an  unnatural  flow  of  blood  to  the 
head,  or  a  sense  of  fullness  in  the  head,  give  a 
general  treatment  of  the  body  with  the  neg.^ 
while  the  patient  holds  the  pos  on  the  tongue. 
If,  instead  of  the  above  ^  symptoms,  the  patient 
has  a  feeble  pulse,  is  pale  and  debilitated,  give 
thorough  treatment  with  the  neg.  while  the  p;08. 
is  at  the  base  of  the  spine. 


82  THE   ELECTROPATHIC    GUIDE. 

If  there  is  a  flow  of  blood  to  the  head,  ac- 
companied with  cold  feet,  give  an  occasional 
treatment  by  placing  the  neg.  at  the  feet  and 
sponging  the  entire  person  with  the^^os.  8.  O. 

PILES,     (see  anus.) 

Connect  the  rectum  instrument  with  the  pos. 
pole,  and  after  oiling  it  well,  introduce  it  care- 
fully into  the  rectum  and  apply  the  neg.  to  the 
lower  part  of  the  spine.  P.  C.  If  the  parts 
are  too  much  swollen  to  admit  of  using  the  in- 
strument at  first,  take  a  small  soft  sponge  and 
wrap  it  around  the  electrode,  and  press  it 
against  the  parts,  while  the  neg.  is  applied  to 
the  spine.  If  persevered  in,  the  treatment  is 
unfailing.     Avoid  cathartics. 

PLEUEISY. 

.  Treat  as  in  Inflammation  of  the  Lungs. 

POLYPUS. 

Pos.  on,  or  directly  over  the  tumor ;  iieg.  as 
the  case  may  require.  If  in  the  nose,  neg.  on 
the  back  of  the  neck.  If  in  the  womb,  on  the 
back  opposite  and  on  the  bowels.  P.  C. 

PREGlSrAlSrCY. 

Electricity  will  relieve  much  of  the  suffering 


THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE.  83 

and  discomfort  attending  pregnancy,  especially 
in  tlie  early  stages,  if  applied  properly,  and 
used  with  care.  A  slight,  even  current  should 
be  employed,  avoiding  shocks  and  sudden  con- 
*  traction  of  the  muscles.  The  neg.  should 'never  he 
placed  at  the  base  of  tlie  spine  or  abdomen.  Apply- 
ing the  neg.  to  the  back,  stomach,  bowels  and 
limbs,  while  the  patient  is  seated  on  the  pos.^ 
is  quieting  to  the  nervous  system,  promoting 
digestion,  and  inducing  sleep,  and  relieving 
many  of  the  discomforts  attending  the  condi- 
tion.  It  is  also  a  preventive  to  miscarriage.  S.  C. 

QUINSY   AND    SOEE   THROAT. 

Fasten  a  soft  sponge,  or  a  piece  of  cotton 
flannel,  over  the  ball  of  the  throat  instrument, 
and  connect  it  with  the  p)08.  Place  it  as  far 
back  in  the  mouth  as  comfortable,  closing  the 
mouth  on  it  in  order  that  it  may  make  contact 
with  the  tongue  and  roof  of  the  mouth,  then 
sponge  the  shoulders,  arms  and  spine  thorough- 
ly  with  the  neg.  P.  C. — commence  with  a  light 
current,  increasing  it  gradually.  If  feverish, 
give  general  treatment  also,  as  in  fever,  apply- 
ing the  pos.  thoroughly  about  the  ears  and 
throat,  as  well  as  over  the  entire  person,  while 
the  neg.  and  feet  are  in  the  warm  water.     In 


84  THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE. 

any  case  of  sore  throat,  if  the  patient  is  too 
young,  or,  from  any  other  cause,  cannot  hold  the 
instrument  in  the  mouth,  the  j^os.  may  be  ap- 
plied externally  round  the  ear  and  throat,  treat- 
ing one  side  at  a  time,  while  the  patient  holds 
the  Tieg.  in  the  hand  opposite  to  the  side  being 
treated.     Give  treatment  also  as  in  fevers. 


RHEUMATISM. 

Acute  or  Inflammatory  Rheumatism  is  treated 
with  the  pos.  If  about  the  head,  in  the  neck, 
shoulders,  or  arms,  the  neg.  should  be  placed 
in  a  basin  of  water  with  the  hand  or  hands, 
while  thej?os.  is  applied  to  the  painful  or  swol- 
len parts.  If  it  is  located  in  other  portions  of 
the  body  the  neg.  may  be  placed  at  the  feet. 
Most  cases  require  a  general  treatment,  as  in 
fevers :  sponging  the  entire  person  with  the  pos. , 
while  the  neg.  is  in  water  with  the  feet.  If  there 
is  much  swelling,  or  enlargement  of  the  joints, 
the  primary  current  should  be  mostly  used  in 
the  local  treatment,  otherwise,  alternate  the  two 
currents.  In  severe  cases,  which  are  attended 
with  much  inflammation  or  fever,  the  treatment 
may  be  repeated  two  or  three  times  during 
twenty-four  hours. 


THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE.  85 

EHEUMATISM,    CHEONIC. 

If  it  has  been  of  long  standing,  and  is  at- 
tended witli  contraction  of  tlie  muscles,  or  stiff- 
ening of  the  joints,  it  should  be  treated  with 
the  neg.  pole,  using  P.  and  S.  C.  alternate. 
Should  this  treatment  continue  to  aggravate 
the  symptoms  after  two  or  three  applications, 
an  occasional  treatment  may  be  given  by  re- 
versing the  poles.  It  requires  a  long  course  of 
treatment  to  cure  cases  of  this  kind,  of  years' 
standing,  but  the  sufferings  are  often  greatly 
relieved  by  a  few  applications,  though  the  first 
treatments  frequently  aggravate  them,  which 
should  not  be  considered  an  unfavorable  symp- 
tom. If  there  is  an  enlargement  of  the  joints, 
it  will  be  necessary  to  treat  them,  at  first,  with 
the  pos.  pole  and  P.  C.  In  both  cases  Tonic 
treatment  should  be  given. 

SCEOFULA. 

Sponge  the  entire  person  with  the  neg.  while 
the  pos.  is  either  in  the  mouth  or  at  the  base  of 
the  spine.  If  practicable,  the  pos.  should  be 
held  in  the  mouth,  connected  with  the  throat 
di^W^r,  while  the  neg.  is  applied  to  the  upper 
pOT^P>n  of  the  body,  then  placed  at  the  base  of 


86  THE   ELECTROPATIIIC    GUIDE. 

the  spine,  while  the  neg.  is  applied  to  the  lower 
part  of  the  body  and  lower  limbs. 

Every  third  treatment .  should  be  with  the 
jpos.  over  the  entire  person,  while  the  neg.  is  in  a 
vessel  of  warm  water  with  the  feet. 

The  head  should  not  be  treated  unless  affect- 
ed. Treatments  given  from  three  to  six  times 
per  week. 

If  there  are  tumors,  enlarged  glands  or  ul- 
cers, give  treatment  according  to  directions 
given  in  these  cases.  P.  C.  should  be  usually 
employed ;  a  tonic  treatment  being  given  occa- 
sionally with  the  S.  C. 

Fresh  air,  sunligJit,  plain,  nutritious  diet,  and 
out-door  exercise,  as  far  as  the  patient  is  able 
to  take  it,  are  indispensable  in  effecting  a  cure. 

SOKE   MOUTH. 

Cover  the  Tongue  director  with  moist  linen, 
and  connect  it  with  the  pos.  pole,  then  let  the 
patient  hold  it  on  the  tongue,  while  the  neg.  is 
applied  to  the  lower  part  of  the  face,  the  neck, 
shoulders,  spine,  and  stomach.  Use  P.  C,  and 
commence  with  it  very  light,  increasing  the 
strength  as  the  patient  becomes  accustomed  to 
the  sensation.  If  attended  with  debility,  give 
Tonic  treatment.  '^ 


THE   ELECTEOPATIIIC    GUIDE.  87 

SORE   NIPPLES. 

Connect  the  eye-glass  Avith  the  pos.  pole  and 
fill  it  with  tepid  water,  then  hold  the  nipple  in 
the  water,  while  the  neg.  is  held  in  the  hand  on 
the  corresponding  side.  Treat  in  this  manner 
five  or  ten  minutes.  S.  C. 

SLEEPLESSNESS. 

If  the  patient  is  naturally  feeble,  or  is  debil-^ 
itated  from  any  cause,  seat  on  the  pos.  and 
sponge  the  entire  person  with  the  neg.^  using  a 
light  S.  O.  This  treatment  is  frequently  given  ^ 
with  good  results  just  before  retiring.  If,  how- 
ever, the  patient  is  restless  from  fever,  or  any 
exciting  cause,  put  the  feet  in  warm  water  with 
the  neg.^  and  sponge  the  entire  person  with  the 
p>os.^  or  sponge  with  the  neg.  while  the  p)OS.  is 
held  in  the  mouth. 

SPASMS. 

Should  usually  be  treated  with  the  neg.^  giv- 
ing such  other  treatment  to  remove  the  cause  as 
the  case  may  require. 

8pin:e,  curvature  of. 
Always  use  the  neg.  on  the  contracted  muscles 


88  THE   ELECTROPATHIC    GUIDE. 

and  the  pos.  on  tlie  expanded  ones,  closing  tlie 
circuit  with  the  other  pole  by  placing  it  either  in 
the  mouth,  in  the  hands,  or  at  the  base  of  the 
spine.  If  the  curvature  is  in  the  upper  part  of 
the  spine,  the  hest  polarity  is  from  the  mouth, 
treating  first  the  contracted  muscles,  then  revers- 
ing the  poles  for  the  expanded  ones,  occasionally 
changing  the  treatment  by  sponging  the  chest 
with  the  neg.  while  the  pos.  is  held  on  the  ex- 
panded muscles ;  but  never  use  the  pos.  on  the 
chest  while  the  neg.  is  on  the  spine.  If  the  cur- 
vature is  in  the  lower  part  of  the  spine,  the  best 
polarity  is  from  the  base  of  the  spine.  A  Tonic 
treatment  should  be  given  occasionally  in  all 
cases.  In  young  persons  the  treatment  is  very 
successful,  and  in  older  ones  will  relieve  the  suf- 
fering and  arrest  the  disease.  -P.  and  S.  0.  al- 
ternate. The  throat  instrument  should  be  used 
in  treating  from  the  mouth. 

SPINE,  INFLAMMATIOlSr  OF. 

Place  the  feet  in  water  with  the  neg.  and  sponge 
the  spine  with  the  pos.  P.  and  8.  C.  as  above. 

SPLEEN,  INFLAMSIATION  OR  ENLARGEMENT  OF. 

Apply  the  pos.  to  the  diseased  part  and  the 


THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE.  89 

neg.  on  tlie  back  opposite^  or  at  the  feet.     P.  C. 
in  enlargement,  and  S,  C.  in  inflammation. 

STAMMEEING. 

Many  cases  of  stammering  may  be  cured  by 
applying  tbe  neg.  over  the  throat  and  chest, 
while  the  pos.  is  held  at  the  base  of  the  brain. 
If  the  child  is  feeble,  seat  on  the  pos.  and  apply 
the  neg.  also  to  the  entire  spine.  S.  C. 

STOMACH,  INFLAMMATION  OF. 

Pos.  on  the  stomach,  neg.  on  the  spine  a  little 
below.  S.  a 

ST.  YITFS'  DANCE. 

Wet  the  head  thoroughly ;  apply  the  fos.  to 
the  cerebellum  (small  brain)  and  neg.  to  cere- 
brum, (large  brain)  from  three  to  five  minutes 
at  a  time,  repeating  the  treatment  from  two  to 
four  times  a  week.  P.  C.  so  light  that  it  will 
scarcely  be  perceptible  to  the  patient. 

A  Tonic  treatment  should  be  given  two  or 
three  times  a  week.  Pos.  on  the  tongue,  and 
neg.  over  the  body,  is  also  a  good  treatment  in 
many  cases.  8.  C. 

SUNSTROKE. 

K  there  is  redness  of  the  face  and  headache, 


90  THE   ELECTROPATHIC    GUIDE. 

put  the  feet  in  warm  water  with  the  neg.  Wet 
the  head  thoroughly  aud  apply  the  'pos.  P.  Q. 
very  light. 

TONIC    TEEATMENT. 

The  more  general  way  of  giving  Tonic  treat- 
ment is  by  placing  the  jyos.  pole  at  the  base  of 
the  spine — by  seating  the  patient  on  it,  or  oth- 
erwise— and  sponging  the  entire  person  (head 
excepted)  with  the  neg.  But,  if  in  case  of  debil- 
ity, there  is  also  a  tendency  to  sore  throat  or  flow 
of  blood  to  the  head,  sore  eyes,  or  eruption  of  the 
face,  iho,  ]^J08.  pole  may  be  attached  to  the  throat 
or  tongue  instrument,  and  held  in  the  mouth  by 
the  patient,  while  the  upper  half  of  the  body  is 
sponged  with  the  neg.^  then  placed  at  the  base 
of  the  "spine  while  the  lower  half  is  sponged 
with  the  neg.  S.  C.  If  there  is  a  weakness  of 
the  lungs,  chest,  or  digestive  organs,  or  in  any 
case  where  there  is  great  prostration  of  the  vital 
forces,  commence  the  treatment  by  applying  the 
neg.  over  these  organs,  while  the  ^jos.  is  held  on 
the  spine  a  little  above  the  neg.^  then  follow 
with  the  above  treatment.  S.  C.  [See  Ge9ieral 
Treatment  for  further  directions^  Chap.  II17\ 

TOOTHACHE. 

The^6>5.  should  be  applied  to  the  tooth  and 


THE    ELECTKOPATIIIC    GUIDE.  91 

face,  while  tlie  neg.  is  lield  in  the  patient's  hand, 
S.  C.  If  ulcerated,  the  primary  current  should 
be  used,  and  a  prolonged  treatment  given.  Two 
or  three  treatments  of  twenty  minutes  will  not 
only  cure,  but,  usually,  break  up  the  tendency  to 
ulceration. 

TUMORS. 

Apply  the  jyos.  to  the  disease,  closing  the  cir- 
cuit with  the  neg.^  as  the  case  may  require.  If 
about  the  neck  or  head,  the  neg.  may  be  held  in 
the  hands  ;  if  on  the  body,  it  may  be  necessary 
to  hold  the  neg.  on  the  opposite  side,  as  the  cur- 
rent must  pass  through  the  tumor  to  effect  it  ma- 
terially ;  if  on  the  lower  limbs,  it  may  be  placed 
at  the  feet.  P.  C.  General  treatment  should  be 
given  as  in  Scrofula. 

UEINE,    RETENTION    OF. 

Neg.  over  the  bladder,  fos.  on  the  back  oppo- 
site. If  there  is  difficulty  in  retaining  the  urine, 
seat  in  the  'po8.  and  pass  the  n^g.  over  the  lower 
part  of  the  bowels.  S.  O. 

UTERUS,  PROLAPSUS  OF (oR  FALLING  OF  THE 

WOMB.) 

Connect  the  instrument  with  ihepos.  and  in- 


92  THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUTDE. 

troduce  it  into  tLe  vagina  far  enough,  if  possible, 
to  make  contact  with  the  mouth  of  the  uterus, 
then  apply  the  neg.  to  the  back,  as  far  up  as  the 
shoulders,  and  over  the  upper  part  of  the  bowels, 
from  ten  to  twenty  minutes.  If  practicable,  use 
the  Uterine  Insulator,  otherwise  the  largest 
silver  instrument.  If  the  disease  has  been  of 
longstanding,  this  treatment  should  be  alternated 
with  Tonic  treatment,  and  given  daily  for  ten  or 
twelve  days,  and  afterwards  less  frequently. 
Should  it  arouse  the  system  too  suddenly,  give 
a  light  current,  otherwise,  a  good  8.  C.  The  pa- 
tient need  not  be  alarmed,  however,  if  the  symp- 
toms are  aggravated  at  first,  as  this  is  frequently 
the  case  when  the  best  results  are  l:)eing  obtained, 
especially  in  cases  of  long  standing.  It  is  ad  vis- 
aide  that  the  patient  should  keep  a  horizontal 
position  for  an  hour  or  two  after  treatment.  A 
Tonic  treatment  should  be  given  three  or  four 
times  a  week  in  all  severe  cases. 

If  persevered  in,  the  above  treatment  is  almost 
unfailing^  even  in  cases  of  years'  standing.  But 
it  requires  time,  and  an  observance  of  some  of 
the  general  laws  of  health.  The  j)atient  should, 
if  possible,  take  a  little  gentle  exercise  out  of 
doors,  or,  if  she  can  do  no  better,  allow  herself 
to  be  carried  out  in  her  chair  and  set  in  the  sun 


THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GTJIDE. 


for  a  little  while,  eacli  day,  until  able  to  walk. 
Her  diet  should  be  plain  "and  nutritious.  Her 
apartments  well  sunned  and  ventilated,  and, 
when  able  to  walk,  the  utmost  care  should  be 
taken  to  have  her  clothing  loose  and  light,  and 
supported  by  her  shoulders,  in.  order  that  there 
may  be  no  pressure  or  weight  on  the  relaxed 
muscles.  Indeed,  it  would  be  advisable  for  all 
ladies  to  observe  these  rules. 

UTERUS,    ESTFLAMMATIOlSr    OF. 

Apply  the^6>^.  over  the  uterus,  or,  give  a  warm 
sitz-bath  with  the  pos.  in  it,  while  the  neg.  is  at 
the  feet.  If  attended  with  fever,  apply  the  pos. 
to  the  entire  person,  while  the  neg.  is  at  the  feet 

8.  a 

UTERUS,    ULCERATION    OF. 

Use  the  Womb  Insulator  attached  to  the  pos., 
as  in  prolapsus,  and  apply  the  neg.  over  the  bow- 
els and  back  for  ten  minutes,  after  which,  apply 
iAi^pos.  over  the  lower  pai-t  of  the  bowels  while 
the  neg.  is  held  nearly  at  the  base  of  the  spine  for 
the  same  length  of  time.  An  occasional  treat- 
ment of  the  bowels  with  the  pos.^  while  the  n£g. 
is  at  the  feet,  is  advisable ;  also  Tonic  treatments. 
P.  (?.,  except  in  the  Tonic  treatment. 


94  THE   ELECTEOPATHIC    GUIDE. 

An  enema  of  tliirty  drops  of  the  Tincture  of 
Myrrh  to  a  half  pint  of  tepid  water,  should  be 
given  twice  a  day.  For  further  instructions,  see 
Prolapsus  Uteri. 

UTEEUS,   ElVLAEGEMEIfT   AND    INDUEATIOJST    OF. 

Treated  precisely  as  ulceration.  Both  of 
these  cases  usually  require  a  long  course  of  treat- 
ment to  effect  a  cure,  if  of  long  standing ;  if  not, 
they  yield  readily. 

VAGINA,    INFLAMMATION    OF. 

Connect  the  instrument  with  the  yos.  and  in- 
troduce it  into  the  vagina,  then  apply  the  neg. 
with  a  wet  sponge  over  the  lower  part  of  the 
back  and  over  the  abdomen.  S.  O. 

VOMITING. 

Hold  the  pos.  on  the  cerebellum  (or  base  of 
the  brain),  while  the  neg.  is  passed  over  the 
stomach  and  liver,  and  bowels,  also,  if  consti- 
pated ;  the  pos.  may  be  moved  down  on  the  spin.e 
if  the  treatment  is  continued  more  than  ten 
minutes,  which  may  be  necessary  in  an  obsti- 
nate case.  8.  C. 

WATEE    BEASII. 

The  treatment  may  be^  alternated  with  the 


THE  ELECTEOPATHIO    GUIDE.  95 

above  by  holding  the  pos.  on  the  tongue  or 
passing  it  up  and  down  the  spine,  while  the  neg. 
is  held  on  the  stomach.  S.  G.  Most  cases  re- 
quire Tonic  treatment. 

WHITLOWS    ON   THE   FHSTGERS. 

Po8.  on  the  disease,  or  in  a  bowl  of  water  with 
it,  while  the  neg.  is  held  in  the  opposite  hand. 

P.  a 

WHITE   SWELLING.  • 

The  ^08.  should  be  applied  to  the  swelling 
while  the  neg.  is  at  the  foot,  if  the  swelling  is 
on  the  knee  or  ankle.  P.  C.  General  treatment 
will  also  be  necessary,  as  in  Scrofula.  If  it  has 
been  discharging  long,  it  will  not  require  much 
local  treatment ;  in  this  case  a  Tonic  treatment, 
occasionally,  would  be  advisable  in  connection 
with  the  general  treatment,  as  in  Scrofula. 

WOUNDS. 

When  inflamed  apply  the  pos.  while  the  -neg. 
is  kept  at  some  point  below. 

WEAKNESS    OF   SIGHT. 

If  attended  \^ith  general  debility,  or  weakness 


96  THE   ELECTROPATHIC    GUIDE. 

of  the  spine,  great  benefit  may  be  derived  from 
Tonic  treatment. 

WEAK  STOMACH. 

Apply  tlie  neg.  over  the  stomach,  while  the 
pos.  is  held  on  the  tongue,  or  passed  up  and 
down  the  spine  from  the  cerebellum  to  opposite 
the  stomach.  S.  C.  Tonic  treatment  should  also 
be  given  occasionally. 

WEAK    LUISTGS. 

• 

Sponge  the  lungs  thoroughly  with  the  neg. 
while  the  pos.  is  held  on  the  back,  commencing 
at  the  base  of  the  brain  with  the  pos.  and  on  the 
upper  portion  of  the  lungs  with  the  neg.,  and  so 
pass  down,  keeping  t\\Q  pos.  a  little  above  the 
neg.  A  Tonic  treatment  would  also  be  advis- 
able. Commence  with  a  light  current  over  the 
lungs,  and  increase  it  gradually.  Do  not,  in  any 
case,  give  it  strong  enough  to  produce  pain.  S.  C. 

WOEMS. 

Apply  the  neg.  over  the  stomach  and  bowels, 
while  \h<d  pos.  is  held  on  the  spine.  Use  the  full 
strength  of  the  primary  current.  If  the  child 
is  delicate,  give  Tonic  treatment ;  or,  if  neces- 
sary, give  treatment  as  in  fever.  ^ 


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